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    Funny, just yesterday I called my mom in N. Cal and ended up speaking with her partner for an hour…
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    • I was doing the Central America thing in th elate 80's early 90's.  I also know a few great places…
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    • Then he was in the DO and a case officer.  He is now Persona-non-Grata.  Arrogant schmucks!  I remember in Panama…
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    • if it will be built or not.  That info came from a briefing in 02.  Of course, things change and…
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    • Ben, I know that poem very well, it's been in my mind a lot lately.
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    • "Lawrence of Arabia" cavalry charges made by my younger SF colleagues, we're past that now and must re-think our policy…
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    • That was my question, whether the press was lazy or not - they usualloy are.  "Agent" sounds so much more…
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    • that should be "contract employees" not contact - my bad.
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    • yea, I was thinking NOCs when I said "other agency employees - could get dicey",  or even worse - contact…
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    • If they are employees of the embassy, then they have diplomatic immunity and will just be kicked out of the…
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    • I gathered that it was high vodka prices that ticked Finns off.  I never met a sober Finn that long…
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    • Not a code name, simply mean Contingency Plan abbreviated to CONPLAN. Doesn't lessen the severity of its contents, though.
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    • I think the blue contrasts better than the grey.
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    • I understand Lockheed/Martin came out with a new one for the military...civilian models may be available (man-portable or installed in…
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    • Thanks, and thanks for the tip.  I'll probably write a few here and there, but most of my writing will…
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    • I'm not trying to persuade anyone.  Like any analyst, I'm just making a "product" for others to do with what…
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    • Afganistan is a whole different ball of wax.  We actually had a chance there!  But I need to think about…
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    • And no, I wasn't saying he was in Iraq, but the "WOT" is going on all over the globe.  I…
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    • Yep, we dropped the ball there.  My best friend (and ex-wife) Olga lived through it the first time as a…
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    • is that Blackhawks don't have skids - more people left behind
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