Posted on 08/07/2013 1:08:09 AM PDT by Lonely Bull
A huge fire destroyed a large part of Nairobi’s international airport early on Wednesday, closing East Africa's most important transport hub with dozens of high-season holiday flights diverted and disruption expected to last days.
It is the 15th anniversary of al-Qaeda attacks on US embassies in Kenya and Tanzania but officials said there was no immediate indication the fire was caused by a bomb or a deliberate act.
The Kenya Red Cross said that there were no reports of casualties.
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Probably had something to do with Obastard’s birth certificate.
Most of the straw/mud huts that make up the terminal are a total loss.
Not until Hell freezes solid.
More likely due to the K factor.
Dung Hut ping .
“Most of the straw/mud huts that make up the terminal are a total loss.”
A friend who had been to KEnya said not much had been upkept since the Brits left; I’d imagine East Africa will be looking for a new hub...
No “endowment” will replace 50 years of neglect in these places. Africans I work with would never get on a plane operated by an African airline; they prefer Lufthansa because they know the planes are maintained.
Could you imagine Kenya getting our “shovel-ready projects”?
“’scuse me while I whip this out.” Idi Obamagumbe, reaching for his US Treasury blank checkbook
Hey, folks, don’t worry. obama has al-Qaeda on the run.
Money is on the way! He won’t let the homies down.
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Was the airport built by those evil White colonialists?
You can bet your last dollar it will be rebuilt by evil White people.
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