Good afternoon:
This arrived in my email today, and I want each and everyone of you to read this and let me know how you would feel if someone you know or loved got caught in a similar situation. Just remember, it doesn't happen to other people. It can happen to you!
Dear friends:
In May, three soldiers, including Army Specialist Alex Jimenez, were captured by al-Qaeda in Iraq, and one of those soldiers turned up dead not long after. Jimenez was serving his second tour in Iraq, after returning with a Purple Heart from his first. At this point in time, we don’t know what his fate is, but the signs are not good. What we do know is that is wife entered the US illegally in 2001. The couple, married in 2004, had applied for a green card for her, and the process was underway, but was stopped by an immigration judge after he went missing. This soldier’s wife now faces deportation from the United States.
We all know that institutions can sometimes be crazy, and the Department of Homeland Security is no exception. Here’s a video DHS recently posted of their officers harassing a woman travelling through Reagan National Airport with her toddler. Her offense? She tried to carry her kid’s sippy cup through the security checkpoint. Ironically, they posted the video to show how professional their folks are. Professional enough that it took a crowd of security people to force this woman to get down on her hands and knees in the airport to wipe up a water spill as passengers went by.
Those are a couple of recent items I’ve blogged about, and I’ve also got some good news to share, and a favor to ask:
This morning, a review of Republic was written up on DailyKos and is now one of the top recommended diaries. You can check it out here.
What is the favor? Drop by and join in the conversation, and please put in your recommendation to help keep it up on top of the list for a while! Let a friend know about it, and if you have a blog or discussion board you participate, please tell others.
So far, reactions to the book since its release have been great. Chris Gerrib, author of The Mars Run, wrote up a very positive review, and for most of the last week the book has been in the top ten subscriptions on Podiobooks.com. If you haven’t been to podiobooks.com before and like audio books, you should check it out. Everything they have is released under a Creative Commons license.
Thanks so much, and please drop by and say hello!
Best regards,
Charles
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