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  Saturday  December 15  2001    02: 11 PM

THE SOU'WESTER ALLIANCE:
AFGHANISTAN'S FORGOTTEN WARRIORS

Hardy Seafarers Suffer from Lack of Respect, Ocean

As the dust and smoke of battle settles across Afghanistan, all eyes have turned to the triumphant Northern Alliance, but there is another courageous Afghani confederation, one whose contributions have been all but lost in the proverbial fog of war. These are the poor, proud tribesmen in bright yellow slickers and waterproof hats, turned up at the brim, of the Sou'wester Alliance.