We've often referenced Phil Carter's work on military and legal matters, and as you might imagine he has been blogging up a storm on Abu Ghraib. His blog Intel Dump has moved off of blogspot, and can now be found at intel-dump.com. I especially liked his recent post covering acts of extreme heroism in Iraq and Afghanistan - especially Marine Corporal Jason L. Dunham, who died on April 22, 2004 near Husayba.
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Even though he got the opening statement wrong - one Medal of Honor has been awarded so far in Afghanistan, to an SBS sergeat who was at Qala-i-Jangi. Worth remembering.