Quote Originally Posted by MASON View Post
The LA Times could spin me and others up this easily.
And their primary goal is to sell the paper.

Would people buy the paper if the Title was "Foreign service personel has concern for staffing and pay issues"?
Mason, I think the Washington Post beat you to it !

Just a couple of weeks ago was a similar souped-up Sierra story from Iraq about being in huts with sandbags, airconditioning and mortar fire