picture of the day: I never realized how much Afghanistan looks like South Dakota.

Soldiers swept several ridges in the mountains in the Korengal Valley, Afghanistan. Dropped by helicopter, they searched for weapons caches in the volatile area, a sanctuary for Taliban fighters.

schnappel dappel

If anybody wants to be extremely stressed out (ha!), they should try watching Locked Up Abroad.  The show has definite problems and some of the episodes are more about "held by terrorists abroad", but the first episode is pure Bangkok Hilton angst.  I watched Bangkok Hilton as, like, an eight-year-old, and it left a really strong impression on me.  Which is why this kind of stuff gets to me.  Also, the episode has really scary/depressing music.  Although the prison here is much less scary than the Bangkok Hilton.