by DAVID AXE
What’s our correspondent Jason Reich up to, a week after arriving at a U.S. Army Forward Operating Base in eastern Afghanistan? Honestly, I have no idea. I’ve gotten just one full post from him, and a couple brief emails. “Ridiculously slow Internet at this FOB,” he wrote, adding, “The good news is that I have a ton of material.” He managed to upload a few photos to Flickr, to give us a preview of future stories.
Judging from the yahoo with the tricked-out weapon, plus the random mortar fire, it looks like Jason’s having fun. Check out the full photostream.
(Photos: Jason Reich)
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This new guy jason is what we might call…. a wasachist
wonder how he got hold of a FAMAS at an American FOB? will be looking forward to what he has to report from there.
The APC in the background is French too, a VAB.
French OMLTs are mentoring ANA troops in Wardak, so they work, and share FOB, with US and others ISAF force every days.
Other than mehsud, drop me a few names of whos who in the terror business there. Research is curious and chomping at the bit to dig in with Jason and Noah. Enjoyed the contractor fraud article on the highway of death. Explains a lot why unnecessary abductions were taking part in that region. Jihadists were taking advantage of that vunerabiility snatching up any foreigners for cash as history shows in article after article until the contractor was exposed. Report in Jason!
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Nice jay, Id knew you would find the wasach if it was there!
Shame you don’t speak Pashtun…. yet! Great flckr pix… keep it up!
Dayng! That gizmo-gun he got looks like it came from Dr. Grordbort’s!
Stay whole, Jason!
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Would some on find my Wife ? Yelizaveta Davenport , USCIS is looking for her , she is an
illegal alien ruun away on FOB Wardak , she is working for a contractor there and should not be .She might be going by the name Lisa . Uscis should be contacted ASAP being as i am responable for her Visa and does not hold a work visa to be on any US military base . you can contact me @ arran.davenport@yahoo.com
Arran, you re so very very dum!!!!!!!!