Kris Paronto
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Or maybe he just thought, well, he's expendable. I don't know. But he liked Gaetano. He's like, do you want to go for a walk? And I loved doing that. A lot of guys didn't, and I get it. I mean, when you're a white dude tatted up down to here and you eat well and you're always buffed out, you're not going to blend very well. I get that. It wasn't that they were afraid. It's just they didn't blend.
Or maybe he just thought, well, he's expendable. I don't know. But he liked Gaetano. He's like, do you want to go for a walk? And I loved doing that. A lot of guys didn't, and I get it. I mean, when you're a white dude tatted up down to here and you eat well and you're always buffed out, you're not going to blend very well. I get that. It wasn't that they were afraid. It's just they didn't blend.
I'm a little guy. I have a brown complexion. I know how to handle myself, and I wanted to. And so I got, man, I went to the Moddy Market walking. It was like Indiana Jones. I got to walk in some of those alleyways. It was, I have pictures of it. Now, sometimes I'll post them. It was where I was acting and I was walking with a CIA case officer. We were back there doing a recon.
I'm a little guy. I have a brown complexion. I know how to handle myself, and I wanted to. And so I got, man, I went to the Moddy Market walking. It was like Indiana Jones. I got to walk in some of those alleyways. It was, I have pictures of it. Now, sometimes I'll post them. It was where I was acting and I was walking with a CIA case officer. We were back there doing a recon.
I'm a little guy. I have a brown complexion. I know how to handle myself, and I wanted to. And so I got, man, I went to the Moddy Market walking. It was like Indiana Jones. I got to walk in some of those alleyways. It was, I have pictures of it. Now, sometimes I'll post them. It was where I was acting and I was walking with a CIA case officer. We were back there doing a recon.
And I think, honestly, I think she just wanted to go back there to see what's cool. And this was, I threw an MP5 in a computer bag. I had my Glock 19 on me. I wore just local. I wore just what they wear. I wore khakis and a button-down shirt. And we went back. It was by CNN Circle. It was back by the soccer field where you go across the river. And the Mardi Market's where the river was.
And I think, honestly, I think she just wanted to go back there to see what's cool. And this was, I threw an MP5 in a computer bag. I had my Glock 19 on me. I wore just local. I wore just what they wear. I wore khakis and a button-down shirt. And we went back. It was by CNN Circle. It was back by the soccer field where you go across the river. And the Mardi Market's where the river was.
And I think, honestly, I think she just wanted to go back there to see what's cool. And this was, I threw an MP5 in a computer bag. I had my Glock 19 on me. I wore just local. I wore just what they wear. I wore khakis and a button-down shirt. And we went back. It was by CNN Circle. It was back by the soccer field where you go across the river. And the Mardi Market's where the river was.
And then if you come out the front side, it's where that two-story mosque, their famous mosque is. Well, if you get out on the market in the river, there's the river here, and then you see people walking to shop, and there's whole other shopping alleyways through that, and you have to find your way in there. It was so cool. You just walk in, and it is like the movies.
And then if you come out the front side, it's where that two-story mosque, their famous mosque is. Well, if you get out on the market in the river, there's the river here, and then you see people walking to shop, and there's whole other shopping alleyways through that, and you have to find your way in there. It was so cool. You just walk in, and it is like the movies.
And then if you come out the front side, it's where that two-story mosque, their famous mosque is. Well, if you get out on the market in the river, there's the river here, and then you see people walking to shop, and there's whole other shopping alleyways through that, and you have to find your way in there. It was so cool. You just walk in, and it is like the movies.
It's like this tight alleyway, and you get through it, And a whole other world of shopping opens up. You've got spices. You've got fighting quails that are about this big. You've got naan everywhere. And there's people being crazy everywhere. I'm not crazy, but it's just people shopping, Afghani shopping. You've got police. I remember walking in one.
It's like this tight alleyway, and you get through it, And a whole other world of shopping opens up. You've got spices. You've got fighting quails that are about this big. You've got naan everywhere. And there's people being crazy everywhere. I'm not crazy, but it's just people shopping, Afghani shopping. You've got police. I remember walking in one.
It's like this tight alleyway, and you get through it, And a whole other world of shopping opens up. You've got spices. You've got fighting quails that are about this big. You've got naan everywhere. And there's people being crazy everywhere. I'm not crazy, but it's just people shopping, Afghani shopping. You've got police. I remember walking in one.
And you do have a lot of shit and a lot of trash piled up on us because, you know, the open sewers and so forth. I remember walking and we bought out of this right left alley. And there was this police officer with a blackjack beating sticks. He was beating the shit out of some Afghani, just whooping the back of his legs, like just disciplining him. And I remember walking.
And you do have a lot of shit and a lot of trash piled up on us because, you know, the open sewers and so forth. I remember walking and we bought out of this right left alley. And there was this police officer with a blackjack beating sticks. He was beating the shit out of some Afghani, just whooping the back of his legs, like just disciplining him. And I remember walking.
And you do have a lot of shit and a lot of trash piled up on us because, you know, the open sewers and so forth. I remember walking and we bought out of this right left alley. And there was this police officer with a blackjack beating sticks. He was beating the shit out of some Afghani, just whooping the back of his legs, like just disciplining him. And I remember walking.
And we did have a local guide. So that was a plus. I have a local Afghani with us. So he's with us. And I said, what the hell, man? He's beating the shit out of him. And, you know, first instinct as an American is to step in. I got to stop this. No, no, no. It's Afghan. Let it go. What they would do is when they would go shopping, they'd hire guys to pull those.
And we did have a local guide. So that was a plus. I have a local Afghani with us. So he's with us. And I said, what the hell, man? He's beating the shit out of him. And, you know, first instinct as an American is to step in. I got to stop this. No, no, no. It's Afghan. Let it go. What they would do is when they would go shopping, they'd hire guys to pull those.
And we did have a local guide. So that was a plus. I have a local Afghani with us. So he's with us. And I said, what the hell, man? He's beating the shit out of him. And, you know, first instinct as an American is to step in. I got to stop this. No, no, no. It's Afghan. Let it go. What they would do is when they would go shopping, they'd hire guys to pull those.