i've been reading more of carmen bin laden's book. am almost done in fact, and it's utterly depressing. and just now i read in the newspaper about the women prisoners in iraq and in general, all the shit going on in iraq. hostages, dead americans. i have an irrational urge to visit the middle east. it seems like an interesting place, to say the least. and i wonder if the colour of my skin gives me mileage in that i could pass for one of them. really stupid random thoughts. i think this is what i meant by wanting to experience an extreme situation which it's sort of impossible to experience. maybe that's why international journalism is becoming more and more attractive. although i don't know if i'll ever have the guts to be a war journalist.

EDIT: i figured out who the victor sable guy is! he was on alias once, no wonder he looked so familiar. CIA Officer Davenport in So It Begins. he was vaughn's boss who at first was willing to risk Sydney's life and then later replaced vaughn with a more senior officer. see, everything comes back to alias. and jack&bobby is a goooood show.