http://greatdiversions.com/2006/09/09/serving-with-dissent/ Interesting sights along the road of life. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 22:11:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 http://greatdiversions.com/2006/09/09/serving-with-dissent/#comment-63 PHK Sat, 14 Oct 2006 03:16:04 +0000 http://greatdiversions.com/2006/09/09/serving-with-dissent/#comment-63 I hope you did spring for Kiesling's book and read it cover to cover. For any newly minted, or soon to be minted FSO, this book should be required reading. Why? Please see my review today on WhirledView (www.whirledview.typepad.com). I hope you did spring for Kiesling’s book and read it cover to cover. For any newly minted, or soon to be minted FSO, this book should be required reading. Why? Please see my review today on WhirledView (www.whirledview.typepad.com).

]]> http://greatdiversions.com/2006/09/09/serving-with-dissent/#comment-57 fso Globetrotter Sat, 23 Sep 2006 00:18:59 +0000 http://greatdiversions.com/2006/09/09/serving-with-dissent/#comment-57 Thanks for sharing. I've heard about this guy. I wonder what he plans to do next? Thanks for sharing. I’ve heard about this guy. I wonder what he plans to do next?

]]> http://greatdiversions.com/2006/09/09/serving-with-dissent/#comment-53 Prince Roy Mon, 11 Sep 2006 01:56:41 +0000 http://greatdiversions.com/2006/09/09/serving-with-dissent/#comment-53 I'm a newbie myself, but it seems the whole concept of principled dissent is now an outdated, eviscerated notion. That may be one of the reasons Kiesling felt he had to quit. Even the Department's annual dissent award, which was instituted to honor those who stood up to Kissinger and the Nixon administration's SE Asia hijinks, has little to do now with the reason behind its creation. I’m a newbie myself, but it seems the whole concept of principled dissent is now an outdated, eviscerated notion. That may be one of the reasons Kiesling felt he had to quit. Even the Department’s annual dissent award, which was instituted to honor those who stood up to Kissinger and the Nixon administration’s SE Asia hijinks, has little to do now with the reason behind its creation.

]]> http://greatdiversions.com/2006/09/09/serving-with-dissent/#comment-52 Shawn Sun, 10 Sep 2006 17:32:09 +0000 http://greatdiversions.com/2006/09/09/serving-with-dissent/#comment-52 Good point, but there are certainly a lot more than there are American politicians walking the streets. Good point, but there are certainly a lot more than there are American politicians walking the streets.

]]> http://greatdiversions.com/2006/09/09/serving-with-dissent/#comment-51 Kanishka Sat, 09 Sep 2006 20:21:00 +0000 http://greatdiversions.com/2006/09/09/serving-with-dissent/#comment-51 Dude, I don't think many FSOs are walking the streets of Lagos or Beirut -- they're safely behind armor. Jes sayin'. Dude, I don’t think many FSOs are walking the streets of Lagos or Beirut — they’re safely behind armor. Jes sayin’.

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