With so much excellence out there it's hard to link to 1, 2, 3, ... as if they're ranked. They're not, but consider the first two as co-equals. primus inter pares
LMC at the Llamabutchers links to a moving post from Blackfive about Special Forces Sergeant Andy McCaffrey and his struggle to return to his Special Forces Team after losing his right arm. Do not pass this up.
Sissy Willis quotes and links to blogs from three Vietnamese-Americans that we all should read and heed. Minh-Duc of State of Flux, on July 4 and "I Heart America" Viet Pundit and Scott Pham at A Free Viet Nam
Arthur Chrenkoff has Good news from Afghanistan, part 14 up including articles on the September election.
A new voter registration drive is off to a good start for the October election:
Voter registration for September elections in Afghanistan has been overwhelming despite security worries including an attack on a registration site at the weekend, organisers say.No one was hurt in the attack in the southeastern province of Paktika on Saturday, but police battled gunmen for hours, delaying the site's opening, Bronwyn Curran, a spokeswoman for the Afghan-UN election body, said on Monday.
She said security and other problems, such as sandstorms and flooding, had prevented registration at 59 of 1052 stations nationwide, but 73,000 people had registered in the first two days of the month-long process that began on Saturday.
More than 10.6 million people registered for October's presidential polls won by Western-backed incumbent Hamid Karzai.
Parliamentary elections are set for 18 September and organisers aim to register up to two million people who were either too young for the October vote, did not previously register, lost their registration cards, or have moved.
The Coalition forces will be providing increased security for the election: the Netherlands are sending a marine battalion, Spain 400 soldiers, France 300 troops and some airplanes, Romania is sending 400 extra troops, and Austria additional 100. Overall, 2000 more NATO peacekeepers will be deployed throughout the country at the election time.
FWIW, I save every one of the "Good News" posts.
On a somber note, it is reported that the body of the fourth missing U.S. Navy Seal has been found in Afghanistan. The Army says he was definitely killed in combat, not as a result of capture.
Go forth, and read.
Excellent article. I really like the part about Afghanistan. Arthur sure knows how to get the info, eh? lol. Have a great day.
Posted by: Rosemary | 07/12/2005 at 12:08 AM