Wednesday, July 25, 2012

the talents of Neil MacFarquhar

A reader sent me this:  "How else, other than immense journalistic talents, can you explain how this paragraph was written from Beirut:

"The clamorous heart of Aleppo, the ancient city with its cobbled streets and mazy bazaars, fell silent on Tuesday as residents there and across Syria’s sprawling commercial capital fled the streets and cowered indoors, dreading the rat-tat-tat of machine gun fire and the echoing roar of government helicopters"

If only I could do that!!!!"