Identity of popular milblogger LT G revealed

The identity of LT G has been revealed by the press in the United States. I've blogged about it at the Frontline where you will find all the relevant links.

Another update on the end of LT G at Kaboom

I've linked to him regularly, his writing was superb, and his insights candid. But LT G, a US Army officer serving in Iraq, crossed the 'too-much-openness' line and has been forced to close down his blog. He certainly isn't the first and he won't be the last.

I've been covering this for Frontline so if you want to read more about how this US military blogger bit the dust click here and for more on the reaction from bloggers and commenters go here.

LT G sorts out a couple of sheiks in Iraq

If I were a publisher, I'd be giving this guy a book contract. Here's his latest.

A day in the life fighting a counterinsurgency war

Regular readers will know that Kaboom: A soldier's war journal is my favourite US war blog and in my opinion the best milblog currently updating from Iraq.

In his latest post, LT G is interrupted trying to win over some hearts and minds with a game of dominoes out in the local village:

"Fighting in a counterinsurgency war isn’t always sleepless cycles of constant patrols and trying to decipher incomprehensible link diagrams. There are the finer moments; moments and events whose effects on my soldiers’ morale and spirits can’t really be quantified with a pie chart or a PowerPoint slideshow."

War in Iraq: the first 'iWar'?

Lt G at Kaboom wonders what an iWar is, what it means and whether it applies to war in Iraq:

"iWar. Fitting, in that succinct, catchy pop culture kind of way. Perfect for this Era of Irony. No LOL-erskates for the whYkids, but they’ll get over it. iWar. It’s not my phrase, though I appreciate it and am happy to Oscar Wilde it. I got it from an article about blogging in the Iraq War that quoted me in it...

"...I War. Subject. Verb. Where’s the object? We’re still looking for it, five years later. How’s that for iRony?"

Reading the Iraqi newspapers and other tales

Bit busy for blogging today but if you're desperately short of something to read, go and read somebody who does it much better than me. LT G in Iraq reflects on the military oath, Iraqi newspapers, and winning wars without Microsoft Office.

I'm enjoying Lt G at Kaboom...

Here's his latest post. For starters, I haven't picked up many milbloggers who begin with Shakespeare! But for me, the most interesting part and the crux of the post, is the suggestion that America's recent success in finally winning over some hearts and minds is mostly a consequence of giving Iraqis jobs and filling their wallets.