Kalash of Cultures - Pakistan: http://youtu.be/qEXnEfdvv6s The argument: 1. Watch the video; this Dardic mountain tribe plays polo. They fiercely fought for their independence through the ages, till the British arrived; at which point they adopted some British customs like playing polo on weekends (although they claim they invented the game first). 2. The Kalasha have lived in geographic isolation for so long that their DNA has diverged. But, there are markers to suggest that they come from around the Mediterranean(that is, that they are Dardic). There are 2 theories as to how they got there: a. They were travellers along the silk route who decided to settle in a scenic location and sell spices, apricots and cherries (the latter two do not grow in the subcontinent, only in the Mediterranean; and with no contact with the outside world for centuries, there's no other way they could've gotten these fruits) b. They are descendants of Alexander the Great 's armies; who ref...
I have a question on timing (I like dating things when possible) - based on these two items from the Felicia Hajra-Lee piece - what would you say the date is for this event (when Jahan tried the Wind Jewel and failed)
ReplyDelete1. At this very moment, Agents were battling around the world, in Okinawa, Milan, Oakland and a dozen other cities,
2. She withdrew the Wind Jewel that Hank Johnson had pried from the hands of Quetzalcoatl Guzman days before (does this connect to this newspaper article? https://plus.google.com/u/0/+NianticProject/posts/YuvL9tFi8q6)
This means Johnson either had the switcheroo ready or faked Guzman out a while ago. The hero under the mountain strikes again.
ReplyDeleteTyphoon Jim I'm betting he had begun to think the plan to switch out the Jewel the minute Jahan had approached him to get it. I doubt that he was simply going to let her have it.
ReplyDeleteWe know he's en route to Geneva now. And Jahan was already in place in Geneva ready to go. So new we wait and see. Assuming he's already aware of Abaddon went down overall, he's probably wondering about how things are going to go down.
I'm guessing we'll see the researchers return before the turn of the new year.