"...why not tap the brainpower of the blogosphere as well? The intelligence community does a terrible job of looking outside itself for information. From journalists to academics and even educated amateurs - there are thousands of people who would be interested and willing to help. Imagine how much traffic an official CIA Iraq blog would attract. If intelligence organizations built a collaborative environment through blogs, they could quickly identify credible sources, develop a deep backfield of contributing analysts, and engage the world as a whole. How cool would it be to gain "trusted user" status on a CIA blog?"

"...On a personal note, it's sort of maddening to see Indian culture become so popular. (It's probably a fad.) I paid a heavy heavy price in junior high school for my cultural heritage...[t]o them, I was just another Gandhi on the block."