Kathryn Cramer’s good analysis of the use of mercenary workers in Iraq
http://www.kathryncramer.com/wblog/
It's true that most of what she wrote here is summarized from newspapers, news Web sites and books as opposed to in-the-field interviews and reporting -- but it's broadly constructed, well summarized, cogent and interspursed with Socratic questions (not bully pulpit opinions). And the fact that these posts are intermingled with posts about breast feeding and salad dressing recipes just reinforces why I think blogs are so damn fascinating: here's a woman who is actually helping to develop a civil (meaning citizen, not polite) debate over the use of private military personnel by security firms in Iraq, simply because she decided to put her mind to this issue. Amazing.
posted at 1:26 am
on Apr. 8, 2004
