15. January, 2002 - War - Foot and Mouth update

The Air Force Flier In the Ointment is suing Donald Rumsfeld because the USAF made her wear an abaya and burqa while she was stationed in Saudi Arabia, which she says is unconstitutional. I guess that's up to the court to decide, but it's definitely un-American. [inflatable sheep]
Michael New tried to fight the DOD over having to wear a UN uniform. Turns out he lost his last appeal back in October when the Supreme Court decided not to hear his case. Hope McSally does better in her fight.
Praetorians, Pilots and Professionalism has more on the Arab SS agent who wasn't let on a plane because he was acting like a jerk. Apparently it's a common attitude. [instapundit]
Britain officially free of foot-and-mouth disease. [google news]
Enron: Who's Accountable? I've pointed to a few other things about the Enron mess. But in my experience, the only notable thing about Enron is the size of the collapse, not the nature of it. I've worked at a of company or two who have hired outside accountancy firms to cook the books while the executives got their money out, followed by a sharp decline in the value of the company. Why burden your own accountants with the moral problems of trying to make things look good when there are firms who will do it for you for a fee? And they're probably better at it than anyone in-house, since they make a business out of making companies' books look good. [daypop]

15. January, 2002 - War - Foot and Mouth update - Enron