Recent content by The Commissioner

Thanks to all for the warm welcome to the site! I'm currently a member of a State Dept. Provincial Reconstruction Team and have been embedded with military units. My 'uniform' is civilian but the rest of my experience is heavily influenced by the military. Next week I'll be unemployed which...

'Marhaba' is 'hello' in Arabic. :) Greetings from Iraq's Anbar Province where I've spent the last two years trying to help the war-weary Iraqis get back on their feet. I'll be observing 9/11 in a few days by leaving this godforsaken place once and for all. It's going to be 'back home again...