Bending the Third Rail
Because We Should, We Can, We Do
Saturday, April 15, 2006
Flash!
Remember that story about military flash drives being sold at the bazaar in Afghanistan?
Remember those intelligence-laden military flash drives being sold at Afghan markets? The military is buying them back. That's according to a NYT follow-up to the LAT's recent scoop. An unidentified U.S. soldier—flanked by six bodyguards—went from table to table at a bazaar in Bagram yesterday, buying up all the flash drives he could find (a few hundred). The military considered raiding the market, the NYT reports, but concluded that the solvent of currency would make a better tool than the force of arms. The reporter notes the array of U.S. military goods on sale at the bazaar—compasses, fatigues, laptops—most of it probably stolen from a nearby base.
I guess when you think about it, there's really few other choices. What a great use of tax dollars. On the other hand, the move to buy them back probably boosts the local economy better than painting schools.
Written at 1:09 PM by Greyhair.
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