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28. He has been sent to "iffy" places before

Thu Nov 24, 2022, 01:30 PM

Nov 2022

He was working in the Kano-Abuja area of Nigeria for a while. This is the Hausa-speaking area, and the part where Boko Haram, the Islamist militant group, operated. He looked very out of place wearing a dashiki, but he obviously got along very well with the locals--a VERY wise thing to do when working in such an area. A diminutive kid with decidedly east Asian features looks very out of place alongside a bunch of tall Africans, but he obviously somehow managed to fit right in. Maybe being able to read out loud from the Koran in the original helps, who knows? I am not aware that Hausa and Arabic have any similarity at all, but then I don't speak either, so I am the last person to ask.

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He has been sent to "iffy" places before DFW Nov 2022 #28

Amazing person. No place for lightweights at all. Hortensis Nov 2022 #49

Thanks for that! DFW Nov 2022 #50

Maybe good at setting it aside? People whose work Hortensis Nov 2022 #51

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They are being understandably cautious. DFW Nov 2022 #46

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Godspeed and protect him! Kid Berwyn Nov 2022 #2

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A politician is something he will NEVER be DFW Nov 2022 #18

Sounds like a remarkable young man KS Toronado Nov 2022 #27

My impression that his main skill was: DFW Nov 2022 #29

Being able to chat at length without giving anything personal or important away can be a highplainsdem Nov 2022 #22

How exciting and terrifying to be in the middle of all that. I wish him the best. Srkdqltr Nov 2022 #5

Thanks! We think he can take care of himself, and that his organization will, too. DFW Nov 2022 #6

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Code, again. jaxexpat Nov 2022 #10

The tall man has a red moustache. NT mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2022 #11

And my personal favorite..... jaxexpat Nov 2022 #12

That was obvious DFW Nov 2022 #19

The long sobbing of the violins of autumn . . . hatrack Nov 2022 #42

Very thought provoking post... Thanks!!! Karadeniz Nov 2022 #8

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I have heard that from many sources. DFW Nov 2022 #47

I use a treadmill daily and Prairie_Seagull Nov 2022 #14

He's a born intel operator.... paleotn Nov 2022 #15

It's an art DFW Nov 2022 #23

He sounds like an extraordinary young man. Boomerproud Nov 2022 #20

Those are our sentiments exactly! n/t DFW Nov 2022 #25

I'm glad he could make it home safely to be with his family. Kudos to him for the work he's highplainsdem Nov 2022 #21

We think his people will look out for him DFW Nov 2022 #24

You are never full of *it, and your links are always good. May he & all your multilingual, far-flung Hekate Nov 2022 #31

Mahalo! DFW Nov 2022 #37

Blessings Upon Him Deep State Witch Nov 2022 #32

Amen to THAT!!!!!!!!! n/t DFW Nov 2022 #36

Great full post, again. And we apologize for sometimes being chumps and not owning up to our mistake erronis Nov 2022 #33

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