hey, speaking of the gulags roxanne gave a handy way to figure out what country they're in. and now it seems that roxanne's method pays off for at least two of the host countries.
in syria i spent some time with a couple of different groups of polish travelers. due to the unpopularity among the polish population for the war the polish government announced several months ago that their troops are withdrawing from iraq. so i wonder how this latest revelation will go over.
