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Jilib in 1966

Postby Grant » Wed May 14, 2008 9:36 am

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Re: Jilib in 1966

Postby Cisse Westlake » Wed May 14, 2008 9:58 am

did you take those pictures grant?

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Re: Jilib in 1966

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Re: Jilib in 1966

Postby garowegal » Wed May 14, 2008 10:17 am

The costumes those women are wearing is so preety and colourful.

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Re: Jilib in 1966

Postby Cisse Westlake » Wed May 14, 2008 10:18 am

grant is that white man you?

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Re: Jilib in 1966

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Re: Jilib in 1966

Postby The_Patriot » Wed May 14, 2008 10:21 am

Grant what was your actual mission in Somalia back in the 60's?
were you a snitch?

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Re: Jilib in 1966

Postby Madd_Scientist_ » Wed May 14, 2008 10:22 am

Is jilib in somalia?

Are those people poor? Is that why they live like that?

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Re: Jilib in 1966

Postby kambuli » Wed May 14, 2008 10:24 am

Grant! Grant!

How come the young girl looks like you? I can see some resemblance there! :lol:

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Re: Jilib in 1966

Postby Grant » Wed May 14, 2008 10:24 am

These are from slides from film I sent my parents. I just found them and had them printed, so this is really the first I have seen them. They have been going up so slowly because I have had to scan, etc.

Yes, Isse Westlake, that white dude was me when I had hair. :lol:

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Re: Jilib in 1966

Postby paidmonk » Wed May 14, 2008 10:25 am

My mom was born there in 1960 or '62.

Her dad was stationed there as a policeman throughout the 1960s. You might know him, Grant, he was a high-ranking officer.

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Re: Jilib in 1966

Postby Grant » Wed May 14, 2008 10:30 am

The_Patriot wrote:Grant what was your actual mission in Somalia back in the 60's?
were you a snitch?


:shock:

PCV. I taught English at the government school.

Kambuli,

I don't know the full story on the girl. She is half Italian and the wife of the older boy in the
picture.

To whom it may concern: Those are photos of the household of the Mayor of Jilib. By comparison, they were quite well off.

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Re: Jilib in 1966

Postby kambuli » Wed May 14, 2008 10:33 am

Grant,

See I was close :lol: One look was enough..to notice that she is half white..

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Re: Jilib in 1966

Postby The_Patriot » Wed May 14, 2008 10:33 am

Grant those are the Gosha people right?
Anyway apart from the English lesson are you sure you were not a juniour member of the CIA?

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Re: Jilib in 1966

Postby Grant » Wed May 14, 2008 10:34 am

Paidmonk,

You can just make out the police station at the far left in the photo of the school. The two round-style huts were police housing during the Italian period but were vacant when that picture was shot.


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