>> This is a photo of NZ's most trusted person, by
>> popular vote. Really! (Hope for me yet).
>>
>> =A0 =A0 http://public.fotki.com/RussellMc/people/rodpng/nzs-most-trusted=
.html
>>
>> He also sometimes looks a bit more like John R
>> (Just as effective but much smarter, and talks less).
>>
>> =A0 =A0 =A0http://public.fotki.com/RussellMc/people/rodpng/trust-me.html=
#media
>
> Long hair proved to be impractical under the conditions. Every detail
> does matter. And I am not sure it's okay to popularise SAS that way.
> Something's wrong with the nation, I think.
>
> Anti-te**or forces would be much better to choose the most trusted
> person from, in my opinion. If "te**or" is taken in a wide meaning,
> then choosing the right side of the road looks really like trying to
> answer the old question "to be or not to be".

I'm afraid that I can't work out what you are trying to say - lost in
translation, alas. Really. I read several times what you wrote, and it
could mean a range of things - some almost the opposite to others,

So, to answer or address several points that may not or may have been
being made.

I'm unsure of what the long hair reference meant. Security forces are
usually meant to remain clean shaven BUT usually sport substantial
face hair to fit in with local standards.

> Anti-te**or forces would be much better to choose the most trusted
> person from, in my opinion.

He is a member of AT forces as that term is generally understood. The
photo was taken in Kabul in Afghanistan. I understand that within
minutes of the photo being taken a number of armed men who did not
usually live in the area started firing on civilians  and that there
was a 'shootout' between Willie and said non-locals, some people died
and Willie is still alive so ... . Having non-locals come and start
killing civilians by shooting them in order to make a political point
(all of which these people were  doing) falls comfortably withing the
present understanding of "organised terror" activities. Willie was
there expressly  to help stop people like that doing things like that,
at which he succeeded.

> If "te**or" is taken in a wide meaning,
> then choosing the right side of the road looks really like trying to
> answer the old question "to be or not to be".

My parser just produces white noise on that one, alas.
but eg Willie was standing by the right side of a road, or the left
when looking from the other direction. Some people who would not
normally to be there came and started killing the people who to be'd
there. Will got involved in stopping the killing (*by* the others
anyway). It seems like he was possibly on the correct side of the road
at the time.

The "most trusted"label was bestowed by "we the NZ people" (or they
the people as nobody asked me).




                  Russell

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