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  1. Just finished a talk with Sen. Joe Lieberman. Asked about my name Gruber, luckily, I didn't blurt out the "Die Hard" Hans Gruber reference. 11:24 AM Dec 1st from web
  2. Survived one 6.2 earthquake, one sniper attack in Mehtar Lam, a few rockets lobbed on to Bagram Air and some serious heart attack defac food 4:11 PM Oct 29th from web
  3. Just back from Afghanistan. Tough to twit while embedded in some remote FOBS. Just finished editing images from stories on combat stress. 4:08 PM Oct 29th from web
  4. Just FYI, we launched a new www.jackgruber.com. Will be putting the finishing touches after Afghan trip. Check it out. www.jackgruber.com 1:16 AM Oct 14th from web
  5. Two days of waiting for a helicopter at a remote combat outpost for ride. Helicopter landed but no room. Now must wait maybe another 2 days. 1:11 AM Oct 14th from web
  6. Travel is crazy here. Go figure, it is war. Suppose to leave on a road mission tomorrow. Turns out it got advanced 24 hours. Gotta go now. 11:41 PM Oct 11th from web
  7. Spending time with soldiers in a command outpost (COP) in the Wardak. Province. Getting very cold at night with lower temperatures to come. 7:13 PM Oct 11th from web
  8. I am full from pigging out at chow hall in Bagram, Afghanistan. Someone stop me at one slice of apple pie. This is war isn't it? 9:29 AM Oct 7th from web
  9. For the second time in about two and a half months, I am heading back to Afghanistan. USA Today's Gregg Zoroya & I embedding with US Army. 5:38 PM Oct 5th from web
  10. Making my way from Dubai to Frankfort on to DC. Probably a long 14 hours of flight time. 12:33 PM Aug 29th from Echofon
  11. Back from Wardak and a couple of days with US Special Forces. Just 45 minutes from Kabul with lots of Taliban fighting there. 3:12 AM Aug 28th from web
  12. Afghan prelim election results are in. Close race between Karzai and Abdullah. Waited for results in small shop with owner watching his TV . 8:18 AM Aug 25th from web
  13. http://twitpic.com/f75jq - Family with a chicken in a bag hitching a ride from remote Afghan border of Tajikistan on board Afghan helo t ... 11:53 PM Aug 24th from TwitPic
  14. http://twitpic.com/f74qd - Got a little dehydrated on long day of Afghan Army Air Corps Rotary Wing flights up to Tajikistan border area ... 11:41 PM Aug 24th from TwitPic
  15. Back from a two day mission with the Afghan 377th Rotary Wing Squadron and USAF mentors. Unbelievable trip up near the Tajikistan border. 10:20 PM Aug 24th from web
  16. Packing for a mission into the hills. Didn't bring a fleece. It is nearly 120 degrees down south but freezing in the mountains at night. 5:21 AM Aug 23rd from web
  17. Just saw hundreds of ballot boxes stacked up at the IEC in Kabul. How are they going to get all of these votes counted in the next few weeks 5:20 AM Aug 23rd from web
  18. FINALLY got my ISAF credential. Stupid drama with ISAF security troops. Common sense lacking? Luckily, US Army Captain Stock to the rescue. 12:07 PM Aug 22nd from web
  19. Internet was down for a few hours. Funny, I fell asleep in my chair while transmitting photos from Abdullah interview and didn't realize it. 11:28 AM Aug 22nd from web
  20. http://twurl.nl/4j66aj Interesting interview today with Abdullah Abdullah. 11:21 AM Aug 22nd from Tweetburner