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Sandstorm, Al Asad

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Old May 19, 2005 | 04:27 PM
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WOW!

I've been told that these pictures were taken yesterday at Al Asad.
edit: looks like it happened earlier in the month

http://www.mike-baker.net/wordpress/?p=4













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Old May 19, 2005 | 05:37 PM
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WMDs!
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Old May 23, 2005 | 12:03 PM
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make sure the s2k has a couple coats of zaino....
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Old May 23, 2005 | 12:42 PM
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looks like something out of a movie...

man that sucks to be there.... not good for the S i take it.. lol
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Old May 23, 2005 | 01:11 PM
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It looks photoshopped to me. Why would people be walking around watching a monster sandstorm coming -- or ignoring it entirely -- rather than running like hell?
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Old May 23, 2005 | 05:03 PM
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That's not Photoshopped. BBC and Yahoo pciture galleries a month back showing it from multiple angles. The guy that snapped the shots is a photographer in the Army (or maybe Marines).
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Old May 23, 2005 | 06:05 PM
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when my living room starts looking like that I break out the vacuum cleaner
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Old May 23, 2005 | 10:08 PM
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holy crap.. thats crazy.......
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Old May 23, 2005 | 10:37 PM
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that brings a new term to sandblasting
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Old May 24, 2005 | 08:19 AM
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Here's a little more info if anyone's curious:
http://www.snopes.com/photos/natural/sandstorm.asp
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