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Born at the Crest of the Empire

Sunday, March 12, 2006

I find these images of sandstorms in Iraq an overwhelming visual metaphor.

The sand is gonna hit the fan.

By historymike, at 9:26 AM
Iraq, about to be covered in Bush's failed policies.

By Lew Scannon, at 10:07 AM
I was raised in the desert southwest and remember sandstorms like that. The only thing you could was batten down and ride 'em out.

I hope Bush doesn't take that strategy as the metaphore.

By Anonymous, at 10:51 AM
And an incredible visual metaphor it is! Wow...

By Mark Prime (tpm/Confession Zero), at 1:04 PM
I've got a whole bunch of these. They're just amazing to me. That sense of inevitability and the release of potential energy. The sense of falling, being completely subsumed.

I find it compelling.

Mike

By mikevotes, at 1:49 PM
Desert Storm. How utterly apt. Thanks for this spectacular image in any context.

By Anonymous, at 4:03 PM
Awesome pic.. I've seen similar ones, but the time is right for this one.

By Yukkione, at 7:13 PM
Yeah, I've put up a few previously, and they all strike me.

Mike

By mikevotes, at 8:34 PM