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The Damascus long range taxis. The largest fleet of US automobiles in the Middle East. They loved all things American (too bad we let them down and opened the doors for the Extremists, the Russian, and the Iranians) |
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Almost the same picture taken day and night from the roof of the hotel |
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This is an American-Syrian in Damascus. He wanted his son to learn the country of his ancestors. He had a convenience store in Damascus. He should be fine in that central location. What I did observe, there and in Palmyra, were local cops just walking in, taking items from the shelves and leaving without paying. It's the way it is in a police state. They have the guns and the power of the government behind them. |
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Carvers of headstones. I can imagine that they are doing a windfall business these days |
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Turning away from the camera. I was told later that it was illegal to kill and sell these birds. |
For the incredibly long and convoluted history of this city click here: Damascus
