大象传媒

writing for Wired's Danger Room blog. His latest report is on the biometric security checks employed in Fallujah:

The idea: deny insurgents 鈥渇reedom of movement,鈥� says Lieutenant Colonel Jeff Smitherman, who heads the biometric badging program for Multi-National Forces-West, here in Al-Anbar province. 鈥淟ike Mao said, insurgents are like fish swimming in the sea of the people.鈥� These are the high-tech nets, 鈥渢o keep 鈥榚m from swimming freely.鈥�

His embed is a compelling read, check

UPDATE: of the Frontline Club's embed in Afghanistan. I've just spoken with Vaughan about the embed and his decision to . His YouTube videos highlight the intensity of fighting in the region. Visit the blog for some excellent coverage of the conflict. I post one of his YouTube videos below, which illustrates one of the logistical snafu's that make a soldier's life that bit harder. And if you think chocolate is the least of soldier's worries - remember it represents valuable calories that are, as Vaughan observes, part of a soldiers calculated intake.