Michael Yon calls himself an "independent informed observer". I call him a gutsy guy whose writing ability is only getting better. I've been reading his pieces for awhile now and all of it is interesting. But some slice of life stories strike me as particularly important to know about. The one linked here is particularly comprehensive and tells the story on many levels. From where I sit, it should be mandatory reading for everyone who wants to know what's really going on in what my son just calls "the desert." Read : Empty Jars; from Michael Yon Online Magazine To get Michael's RSS feed plug this address into your feed reader, yahoo homepage RSS server etc: http://michaelyon.blogspot.com/atom.xml