Photo -- and caption -- of the day, from the U.S.'s 1st Sustainment Command (Theater) Public Affairs office:
Jamakhon Rajabov, chief of customs in the Kulyob district of Tajikistan, spontaneously kisses a U.S. flag to show his appreciation for U.S. humanitarian efforts, while Col. Michael Keller, the 1st TSC CMOC team chief (right) and Lt. Col. Larry Harrison fold the flag. (Photo by: Staff Sgt. Dominic Hauser)
[Emphasis added] That seems to be protesting too much -- you mean the Americans didn't force him to kiss the flag? It's a fine line military public affairs officers have to walk...
Joshua Kucera, a senior correspondent, is Eurasianet's former Turkey/Caucasus editor and has written for the site since 2007.
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