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February 17, 2005
Friday Reading
Here's all kinds of stuff that might have slipped under your radar:
A medic in the Washington State National Guard was recently awarded the Silver Star for saving the lives of several Iraqi soldiers caught with him in an ambush on a convoy on November 2nd.
Spirit of America is hiring. Openings include a VP for Project Management and a VP for Communications, among others. All are based in Los Angeles.
The city of Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates, plans to add 500 miles of man-made coastline in a very large public development project to be bigger than Manhattan.
Here's a good account of one company of Light Armored Infantry that is taking the long way home from Iraq after fighting in Fallujah.
caliber50 is a new blog by another former Marine officer -- a tanker. Stop by and check it out.
One of the bloggers at I Should Have Stayed Home tells of an ethical dilemma he recently encountered:
I had detailed information that someone would be kidnapped and executed the next morning, and that it would be carried out by someone they knew (whether through work or family or friendship I'll leave out). But I wasn't allowed to provide the person the details because doing so would compromise the source, and end more lives. So I called up this person out of the blue, with the barest minimal warning: "You are going to be kidnapped tomorrow morning, leave your home tonight and trust nobody." Naturally, they were skeptical. "Thanks very much, but I can take care of myself." I had the information that would have convinced them otherwise, but couldn't release it. Nor did I have time or ability to get to them in person or interdict the kidnappers.I just love that blog. Everything they write about is interesting.
Another blogger in Iraq, Cigars in the Sand writes about intimidation's effects on his Iraqi coworkers.
The Regime Change Iran blog, which I read every day, notes in a detailed post that blogging is incredibly popular in Iran.
Some observers say the gathering revolution will be blogged, not televised.
The blog NKzone.org, which I read every day by the way, offers an interesting take on the possibility of a food shortage in North Korea.
Posted by Chester at February 17, 2005 10:29 PM
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