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	Basra littered with mines

tommy2balmy

2-26-2009 12:52 PM

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iraq, basra, land mines, persian gulf war, persian gulf war ii

tommy2balmy says:

Legacy of the wars

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2-27-2009 12:49 AM

masbury

No surprise. Laos is still covered with them.

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