Sunday, August 31, 2003 Howdy, from the desk of Chief Wiggles. We have had some great things happen lately, seemingly small things to most of you but huge in our eyes.  Just great things 1. We got wheels. We finally got a car, a Nissan

Saturday, August 30, 2003 It is now almost midnight the end of another very busy day here in downtown Baghdad; my head now so full of information that the day along with others is just a blur, a long stream of timeless consciousness. My head starts

Well, we gave it a try. First off, I want to sincerely thank those liberal bloggers that linked to us. They were all very polite and kind. Not a single one of them made any nasty or rude comments. If you wish to know who they are, scroll down a bit a

Sunday, August 24, 2003 The morning came way too quickly today, the sun's rays streaming through my trailer window brightening my room to the point that I could no longer ignore its call to wake up. Today is Sunday and we decided to take the morning

After deleting the blogroll, we sent a letter to many of the more liberal bloggers asking them if they would be interested in linking to Chief Wiggles. Some of them responded with either links in messages or permalinks. If you are a liberal blogger w

Please read the following to see how things are gearing up in the background to take care of North Korea.

Tuesday, August 19, 2003 Today at around 4pm as I was going about my work, I heard and felt a large blast not far away, it is a fairly common occurrence so I wasn't too alarmed, until later when I returned to the office to hear that the UN headquart

Monday, August 18, 2003 Early in the mornings when I am out running in the deserted streets of the green zone or late in the day when I'm finally able to retreat to the comfort of my trailer, I am beginning to notice a change in the outside temperat

Thursday, August 14, 2003 It is now almost 8:30pm. I am up in my big office with the 15-foot ceiling. As I look out from my windows I can see that darkness has fallen on another day in Baghdad. The sun has just crept beyond the horizon, leaving a sl

A quick note. It is interesting how quickly people forget the sacrifices made by US soldiers. Please read the following on Liberation Day in

Saturday, 16 August 2003 11:59 PM :: Plunge

End of Blogroll 8/13/03

As some might have noticed, the blogroll is now gone. Today, I exchanged email with a person whose writings I respect if not always agree with, Matt Yglesias. I had emailed him after reading one of his posts, asking if he had ever seen this blog. H

Wednesday, 13 August 2003 03:06 PM :: Administrative Entry

Problems with Intelligence, dichotomy 08/12/03

Tuesday, August 12, 2003 The day is drawing to a close, another day in Iraq. At times in the business of the day I forget that I am thousands of miles from home, feeling as if I am just on another long business trip or like I could just get in my ca

Wednesday, 13 August 2003 07:48 AM :: Journal Entry

Problems with Iraqi Military

This fascinating article came via metafilter. It tells of the problems inside the Iraqi Military and some of the reasons why the fell so quickly. I don't know of its accuracy, but I passed it along to the Chief to see what he thinks. Here are some e

Tuesday, 12 August 2003 04:02 PM :: Plunge

First week in Baghdad 08/09/03

Saturday, August 09, 2003 Good morning Baghdad. In an earlier posting I started to talk about how good my first week had been, but I got side tracked by my emotions desiring to discuss recently learned lessons and feelings. Sorry if at times I get o

Monday, 11 August 2003 09:26 PM :: Journal Entry

Thoughts and Feelings 08/08/03

Friday, August 08, 2003 My first week in Baghdad. Oh, what a week it has been. I might even say it has been a great week, one like no other, with out comparison, one of my best weeks ever. At least here in Baghdad, except for the intense heat, I don

Monday, 11 August 2003 09:24 PM :: Journal Entry

New entry to the blogroll 08/10/03

We would like to welcome Matt Margolis to our blogroll. Matt is a young, fresh voice whose posts show a capability to reason and think far beyond his relatively young age. Matt has written articles for his college newspaper as well as being an on air

Sunday, 10 August 2003 12:07 PM :: Administrative Entry

BLOG RULES

I can now tell some clarification needs to be made about this blog. This blog is a place where Chief Wiggles can post his journal entries. When this blog was started, it was started as a way for his family and friends to easily read what he was writi

Friday, 8 August 2003 11:59 PM :: Administrative Entry

Antics in Korea 08/08/03

As some of you know, Chief Wiggles, besides being an interrogator, is a Korean linguist. He is considered one of the best in the US military at this current time. Because of this, we have provided some links on the blogroll to blogs that discuss cur

Friday, 8 August 2003 11:59 PM :: Plunge

REAL situation in Iraq 08/06/03

Wednesday, August 06, 2003 I was recently asked by someone back in the US, "What is the real story of what is going on in Iraq?" So I felt it would be worthwhile to spend some time shedding a little light on that subject at least from my perspective.

Wednesday, 6 August 2003 11:59 PM :: Journal Entry

Welcome Deseret News readers 80/06/03

We would like to welcome those visiting via the Deseret News articles. Please feel free to read through the archives to get a full picture of Chief Wiggles' adventures in Iraq. For our regular readers, if you would like to see the articles about Chi

Wednesday, 6 August 2003 08:48 AM :: Administrative Entry

Baghdad, new job, Surgery 08/05/03

Tuesday, August 05, 2003 I have been away from the POW camp now for almost a week and I really do miss that place, or should I say I miss the people. I had developed so many strong friendships over the past 3 months, which I am going to try to mainta

Tuesday, 5 August 2003 11:59 PM :: Journal Entry

Saying good-bye to new friends,leaving 08/04/03

Monday, August 04, 2003 I held back from telling the generals until I knew for sure the date of my departure. I got

Monday, 4 August 2003 11:59 PM :: Journal Entry

Missed journal entry

Chief Wiggles sent an entry dated the 2nd of August. Our new blog makes sure things are in the proper order by date. To  view this entry, either scroll down, or click here.

Monday, 4 August 2003 11:59 PM :: Administrative Entry

Chief Wiggles has arrived! 08/03/03

A person serving with the Chief left the following comment which I felt should go on the front page for all to see: "I thought you would want to know that Chief Wiggles arrived at his new location today after a very long helicopt

Sunday, 3 August 2003 06:10 PM :: Plunge

New entry to our blogroll. Betsy's Page! 08/03/03

We would like to welcome the newest entry to our blogroll, Betsy's Page. Betsy's page is a wonderful blog that finds interesting tidbits in the news and elsewhere. Her writing is concise and just a joy to read. We hope you spend some time there disc

Sunday, 3 August 2003 01:37 PM :: Administrative Entry