While the formidable Jane Stillwater is waiting to get approval for a second embed in Iraq a next month, she is blogging about her trip to Afghanistan a year ago. Oh, and she’s writing a book. Jane’s unpretentious, no-bull style of writing really stands out. Other (mostly right-wing) bloggers have gone to Iraq and Afghanistan, but few have written anything worth reading.

I happily applied to go off to Afghanistan with Global Exchange — including a stop-over in Dubai, the Las Vegas of the Middle East… Then, a few weeks ago, all hell broke loose in Kabul.

In the face of all this new danger, should I still go? Sure. Someone has to come back to tell America what is going on in Iraq, er, Afghanistan and how the Bush policy of killing everyone in sight in his colonies isn’t working for the rest of us Americans because injustice always leads to resistance and true Americans are supposed to be opposed to injustice. It’s a flag, Mom and apple pie thing. Bush would not understand.

… But, despite all the violence in Afghanistan, I will be perfectly safe on this trip. Why? Because I’m a female and I’m older and no one ever notices me.

“We just heard from Kabul,” said the GX rep. “The trip is on!” Good. I’ve been really bored with my daily routines lately. Going to a bomb-torn country that hates Americans should get me un-bored really fast.

More about Jane Stillwater:
Jane Stillwater Reporting from Baghdad!
Jane Stillwater Coming Home