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Mr. Afghanistan

September 6, 2005 12:41 PM

This was too nice a bit of news to pass up. Afghanistan has its first Mr. Afghanistan, Khosraw Basheri, a 23 year old 212 pound bodybuilder and businessman. The Taliban would never have permitted this.

He looks pretty good to me, but his face shows the effects of severe dieting and, perhaps, some dehydration.

The iron game is big in the Middle East. Iran has had many outstanding Olympic lifters over the years, though I think the sport is waning under the Mullahs.

The better news is the progress in civil society, freedom, and education. As usual, the best source for progress in Afghanistan is Chrenkoff.


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Posted by: Flower Online [TypeKey Profile Page] at September 12, 2006 7:12 AM

The success or failure of the current administration's policy in the Middle East should be viewed in terms of decades, not years. It will take a long time for these cultures to change. Yet citizens taking advantage of new freedoms is a very positive sign.

Posted by: matt m [TypeKey Profile Page] at September 7, 2005 9:19 PM

Maybe when Art finishes his book we will all look a bit more like that!

how is Chapter 2 coming along?

Posted by: Chris H [TypeKey Profile Page] at September 7, 2005 12:58 AM

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