Sunday, June 29, 2003This week we have been working so hard, finally we were able to see some fruits to our labors, we were able to send 7 officers on their way, to their respective homes. The news came around midnight, that there was a chance for th

Wednesday, June 25, 2003It is 10 pm, I am sitting in my black fold out beach chair, outside of my bombed out home, formally known as the radio station. The only thing about this place that resembles a radio station is the radio antenna that extends s

Friday, June 20, 2003As expected the bliss of having an air conditioning unit in my work area, didn't last but about an hour, then the good old army equipment bit the dust and hasn't worked since. It was fantastic during the hour that it worked, but

Thursday, June 19, 2003The sun has finally made its way across the sky to torment another part of the world with its relentless rays of penetrating heat, giving us a breather for a few hours, making life feel somewhat bearable again. Along with darkn

Sunday, June 15, 2003The Red Cross actually came through this week also, with messages back from a few of the officer's families. What a miracle. I couldn't believe it when they came bearing return letters, with good news from all. The prisoners were

Friday, June 13, 2003Friday the 13th, what a great place to be on this day, out in the hotter than hell windy sands of the deserts of Iraq. I have chosen to hide out for the afternoon behind the walls of this old radio station, where at least I can e

Sunday, June 01, 2003I returned last night from the cages quite late around 1100pm. I was totally beat, wiped out, totally exhausted from the day's activities. Going out to the cage takes a lot out of me, seeing the depressing state the men are in. W

Sunday, June 08, 2003I can't believe that it has been a whole week since I have written in my journal. This week was one of the fastest weeks here in the desert; I hardly knew what day it was at any given time. Boy, how time flies when your playing i

Hello folks --I was moved by the letter from an Iraqi doctor to a Colonel in the US Army. As it is somewhat buried in Chief Wiggle's writings, I thought it would be nice to post it on it's own. Here it is for those that missed it: