Following are excerpts from a TV report on a Syrian munitions artist, which aired on the Al-Jazeera network on January 6, 2013.
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Artist: "Any worthless thing I find on the street gives me an idea. I saw all these shells, bullet casings, and missiles. I got this idea, since I didn’t have a vehicle. I took off the top of a missile, which was almost 2.25 meters long, cut off the tail, and threw away the cluster munitions. Then I welded the top and the tail of the missile to get this form.
"This idea was inspired by the revolution. The streets are littered with shells, casings, and missiles.
"I was inspired to make candlesticks out of 23 mm. anti-aircraft bullets. The base is made from a mortar.
"Here I have made the background for the flag of independence.
"This is a missile casing from a ZSU-23-4 Shilka. Brother, they shoot these missiles at us on a daily basis. Many are scattered in the streets. I made a pestle out of one missile to crush coffee beans.
"These are tank munitions and artillery casings. I made this as a message to the world that we do not have 'Milk for Children' anymore.
"We have so many mortars. This hookah pipe is very different than your regular one. I wanted to send a message to the outside world.
"Here I am making a horse pulling the chariot of the revolution.
"A rocket launcher shoots these at us, so we have a lot of them. A broadcaster or a singer could use this. This could serve all you broadcasters."
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