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  1. @buddhagirlAZ Yes, we've just been moving that whole time to get where we are. Safe safe safe. Sorry. Safe.about 2 hours ago from web in reply to buddhagirlAZ
  2. Three Illinois Guard soldiers killed in two days in Afghanistan this week: http://tr.im/rAElabout 2 hours ago from web
  3. Forecast for the rest of the night: No more damn rockets.about 2 hours ago from web
  4. The Canadians came back and the rocketeers didn't; Jason and I are safe at Bagram air base, where the weather is pleasant.about 3 hours ago from web
  5. The helicopter Jason and I were going to take this morning got rocketed, sending all of us diving for cover: http://tr.im/rqAx11:37 AM Jul 8th from web
  6. Heads jerked up as the first rocket fell across the wash ... http://tr.im/rqAx (SPOILER ALERT: They aimed for our helo, but missed.)10:55 AM Jul 8th from web
  7. C'mon, FlipShare!!12:22 PM Jul 7th from web
  8. Not to worry Aunt Alice, but there's a full moon and the guys kind of expect mortars tonight. Plus, some bug climbed in Jason's pants...12:16 PM Jul 7th from web
  9. Okay, Afghanistan blog update 1, broken YouTube link and all. Click the hotlink: http://tr.im/rh2U12:06 PM Jul 7th from web
  10. I am laying in the gravel in the dark behind sandbags to hit the satellite to upload my damned blog about Afghanistan.11:50 AM Jul 7th from web
  11. They tell me this is the most remote outpost in Afghanistan. Distant snow-capped mountains frame ranges nearby. Oh, and mortar practice.8:52 AM Jul 7th from web
  12. Evening in Afghanistan: A hot wind and a full moon, and stories of shootings and mortars up the valley.9:12 AM Jul 6th from web
  13. Somehow for the last two days, Jason and I have been locked in armored vehicles with soldiers suffering explosive intestinal distress.9:09 AM Jul 6th from web
  14. Fresh pictures from Jason Wambsgans on the Afghanistan blog: http://tr.im/qmik9:07 AM Jul 6th from web
  15. War makes men do funny things. Now, watch as war makes TWO men do funny things: http://tr.im/qYFr10:59 AM Jul 5th from web
  16. The sun is setting over Tora Bora, while the moon is rising above the Khyber Pass. Afghanistan at sunset, and the clouds are on fire.7:28 AM Jul 5th from web
  17. Jason's photos of life on Afghan bases are lovely: http://tr.im/qmik (And thanks for your clicks, tweets, and encouragement.)10:21 AM Jul 4th from web
  18. Jason Wambsgans is posting lovely pictures on our Afghanistan War Blog: http://tr.im/qmik (And yes, we're leaving the wire soon.)9:45 AM Jul 4th from web
  19. Mythbusting Afghanistan: It's the Fourth of July. Softball is played here. SOFTBALL. http://tr.im/qmik9:40 AM Jul 4th from web
  20. @GinnyRED57 They have all the same things in Afghanistan, except cool sweet breezes. And no one wants to be around for the kabooms.10:41 PM Jul 2nd from web in reply to GinnyRED57
  • Name James Janega
  • Location Chicago
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  • Bio Chicago Tribune reporter seeking Chicago's truth. And decent sandwiches.
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