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The gun is gone but the empties remain

The gun is gone but the empties remain

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18 Sep 2010 171
Iraqi soldiers were sure that U.S. Marines would storm the beach in Kuwait City. We encouraged that belief. They practiced with their Russian-built 13mm machine guns. The Americans, meanwhile, came up from behind. Ha.
The television studio, Ministry of Information

The television studio, Ministry of Information

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18 Sep 2010 168
During a newscast
The moon rises over the Persian Gulf

The moon rises over the Persian Gulf

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18 Sep 2010 154
I had to hang out the hotel window to make this picture. It was worth it, I think.
My one artsy picture in Kuwait

My one artsy picture in Kuwait

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18 Sep 2010 241
The shore of the Persian Gulf, Kuwait City.
A date vendor

A date vendor

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18 Sep 2010 155
We think of dates as dates. But he had numerous varieties, prepared in many ways. The smile was entirely genuine, too.
A retail spice vendor

A retail spice vendor

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18 Sep 2010 159
The greenish items in the bin are big and delicious cardamom pods, essential for the production of delicious Kuwaiti coffee, a traditional treat.
A wholesale spice dealer

A wholesale spice dealer

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18 Sep 2010 164
Near the spice souk

Near the spice souk

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18 Sep 2010 173
Getting ready for the day's business

Getting ready for the day's business

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18 Sep 2010 187
The spice souk itself

The spice souk itself

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18 Sep 2010 131
Here, consumers, restaurants, and resellers come to purchase spices, herbs, and dried fruits and nuts.
Kuwait Towers and the Persian Gulf

Kuwait Towers and the Persian Gulf

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18 Sep 2010 196
The beach is attractive, but beachgoing is not the passion there that it is in the states. This may be due to the fact that even the shallow waters of the Persian Gulf are infested with sharks. Seabirds are plentiful, and the beach is a great place for a walk.
An older commercial area

An older commercial area

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18 Sep 2010 170
Kuwaitis were happy we liberated them

Kuwaitis were happy we liberated them

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18 Sep 2010 181
In the background is a once-opulent cruise ship that had been ravaged by Saddam's soldiers.
Kuwait Towers

Kuwait Towers

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18 Sep 2010 185
I like the other picture, with the strolling couple, better. But I waded into the shark-infested Persian Gulf to make this picture, and I'm damned well going to use it! Kuwait Towers are the landmark of that city, the way the World Trade Center . . . never mind.
In modern Kuwait City . . .

In modern Kuwait City . . .

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18 Sep 2010 167
. . . there are areas that seem unchanged for decades, perhaps centuries.
Street vendors are common

Street vendors are common

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18 Sep 2010 165
It rarely rains in Kuwait, so there's no problem having goods out in the open.
A view in Kuwait City

A view in Kuwait City

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18 Sep 2010 163
I liked the lower red sign

I liked the lower red sign

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18 Sep 2010 176
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