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The new American ambassador to Afghanistan took the oath of office on Monday, saying in a succinct but personal speech that the United States would start to pull back from its engagement here — but only gradually. (NY,Times) " Now...a want to make mysel' very clear, standin' here for the very first time addressin' you press assembled folks. We can't just sling our hook you know. We've still got to arrange the village fete (Islam style of course) and that god-dam soccer re-match! Got our backsides booted so bad last year, and that's the number one reason why my so called predecessor to this ball-breaker of a country, got the ol' heavy-ho".
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"I'll have our boys practising at every opportunity night an' day; and I'm certainly not expectin' no curve ball surprises from their footie team. Ma intelligence communications people most reliably inform me that most of those village soccer fellas are often as not, plumb out of their trees, havin' too much affection for that ol' local field flower". |
