time to move on

so i've taken a new job which has altered my relationship with supposedly.
if anything, i recognize the need for a skeptical mindset now more than ever.

i will do my best to continue to relate to this space on a more regular basis.

the council on foreign relations' site has a number of quality resources available.

in particular, i appreciate the backgrounders. they serve as a touching off point for familiarizing yourself with a particular issue. here's a discussion of the role of evangelical christians in american foreign policy.

Foiled again

Check out Fred Kaplan's article on Slate: "Looking for Intel in All the Wrong Places: What Washington can learn from Britain's foiled terror plot."

Alive in Baghdad

Alive in Baghdad is an attempt by 25 year old journalist and filmmaker, Brian Conley, to give voice to people living in and through the current Iraqi crisis. His idea is that instead of having Americans, or other westerners, in Iraq to tell us what is going on, why not empower Iraqis themselves to tell their stories. A key component of this is the use of sound and video. By seeing the day to day goings on first hand, we are able to remove some of the element of abstraction that is inevitable as a westerner trying to make sense of the current situation in Iraq.

You can access Alive in Baghdad's videos either through their website or the Democracy Player.

They also have a set of photos available through flickr.