From Barcelona to Luxembourg

Leaving sunny and warm Barcelona for cold snowy Luxembourg. I like both kinds of weather, so it isn't so bad. On top of the deck of clouds coming in to Luxembourg there is a magnificent sunset. Those lucky pilots get to see the sun almost every working day, just dipping down into the rain and snow at the beginning and end of their journey. Today's Luxair pilot did a great job as we sank down into the blowing snow and foggy conditions at Luxembourg's airport for a perfect landing in probably minimum conditions.


I am reading an autobiography of Peter Arnett "Live from the Battlefield". He began is illustrious career with the Associated Press in the Saigon bureau in 1962. He describes the pressure on the Vietnam press corps... that their information is unpatriotic, that their stories make the US government look bad and put their servicemen at risk. Then I think about the headlines of today, almost 40 years later, with the same accusations being used against Wikileaks. Given what we know about military action in the Vietnam War, I wonder what people will be saying about Wikileaks 40 years from now.