Letting others do the talking.....

One of the aspects of Jordanian government/military that is admired worldwide, is their intelligence department. Jordan and it's neighbours have always been 'protected' by the fact that the Secret Police have had a finger on every pulse without exception. I know from experience that within Jordan, no comment or action goes unnoticed by the Secret Police - sometimes with very alarming results. The recruitment process (at least for hotels) involves criminal checks and secret police checks (amongst others). Having said that, the events of Wednesday will have shaken the staunch belief they had in the safety and security provided by the Jordanian intelligence..here is the BBC'scomment.


And a lovely reminder from Mia, about a date and events that should never be forgotten.

From Torn a quick summary on the 'effectiveness' of the Philippine intelligence.

Stefan and Dave have a wonderful clip on the laundry habits of the first colonials...four months to get a clean dress - they must have had huge wardrobes, I get impatient if my dry-cleaning takes longer than 2 days!

And finally, Simon World
mentions two of my all time heros - in one post...