Another tragedy for Human Terrain

War entails death. That's true by definition. Doesn't make it easy, right or glorious.

So when I read this crap about a female social scientist being set on fire in Afghanistan by a guy who looked like a friendly local, I get sick to my stomach. This academic worked for the Pentagon's Human Terrain project, which in May claimed the life of an old acquaintance whom I loved and respected very, very much.

Wired article: Army Social Scientist Set Afire in Afghanistan

God, what a war.