Comments on: 8 http://www.peopleofneworleans.com/video/8/ Video Interviews with New Orleanians Wed, 19 Nov 2008 23:40:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 by: John Dorfman http://www.peopleofneworleans.com/video/8/#comment-40 Tue, 23 May 2006 01:57:13 +0000 http://www.peopleofneworleans.com/video/8/#comment-40 <p>Wow, thanks for the answer, that was quite a story. I will keep an eye out for the whole story.</p> Wow, thanks for the answer, that was quite a story. I will keep an eye out for the whole story.

]]> by: Maitri http://www.peopleofneworleans.com/video/8/#comment-38 Mon, 22 May 2006 14:19:48 +0000 http://www.peopleofneworleans.com/video/8/#comment-38 <p>Actually, Iraqi troop buildup at the border was quite evident to those who paid attention (I.e. read the news, talked to other people, etc.). Some who had advance warning (and a LOT of money) did manage to escape before and during the invasion.</p> <p>My mom and I left for India on a month-long vacation a week before the invasion. My father, however, was on the last British Airways flight that didn't make it out. He was a hostage of the Iraqis for a month.</p> <p>My aunt, uncle, cousin and hordes of friends had to leave by caravan through the deserts of Iraq and Jordan. Some didn't make it or got really ill. It's a long story that I'll write about on my blog some day after having that 16-year-long-overdue interview with my dad.</p> Actually, Iraqi troop buildup at the border was quite evident to those who paid attention (I.e. read the news, talked to other people, etc.). Some who had advance warning (and a LOT of money) did manage to escape before and during the invasion.

My mom and I left for India on a month-long vacation a week before the invasion. My father, however, was on the last British Airways flight that didn’t make it out. He was a hostage of the Iraqis for a month.

My aunt, uncle, cousin and hordes of friends had to leave by caravan through the deserts of Iraq and Jordan. Some didn’t make it or got really ill. It’s a long story that I’ll write about on my blog some day after having that 16-year-long-overdue interview with my dad.

]]> by: John Dorfman http://www.peopleofneworleans.com/video/8/#comment-36 Sat, 20 May 2006 19:24:35 +0000 http://www.peopleofneworleans.com/video/8/#comment-36 <p>Wow, evacuating from Kuwait. It would be interesting to know exactly how that happened. Was there news of the Iraqis advancing? So everyone tried to jump on the closest air transport or what?</p> Wow, evacuating from Kuwait. It would be interesting to know exactly how that happened. Was there news of the Iraqis advancing? So everyone tried to jump on the closest air transport or what?

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