I believe you are correct. They would have shot him on the spot. Unlike the majority of Malagasy military, the US Embassy guards carry live amo. Peace! Sidney "Robert G. Earnest" wrote: > Well, they say that clothes make the man, Rev. > > I'll bet they wouldn't have questioned this studly muffin. > > http://www.vestedinterest.com/khumbu.htm > > r > > "Rev. Sidney Flack" wrote: > > > > Twelve years ago, just before departing Madagascar in 1990 after living > > there for 4+ years, I thought I'd snap one off of the US embassy as I > > was walking past. The Malagasy and Marine guards were quite clear they > > had other ideas and I was shooed along my way providing I kept my camera > > in my bag. > > > > Peace! > > Sidney > > -- God said, Let there be light! Divine Light: Photography by Rev. Sidney Flack 2507 E. 2nd Street Tulsa, OK 74104-1903 http://www.divinelightphotography.com