Editor's Note

Last night this entire blog was deleted by Google. It was an error .... but for those who may have gone online last night and noticed that this blog no longer existed .... rest assure .... that is not the case.

To say that I was surprised last night when I noticed that I no longer exist is an understatement. Fortunately .... there is a happy ending .... and everything has just been restored.

There are over 60,000 posts in the blog. Over the years it has had over 4,000,000 visitors and 10,000,000 plus page views .... and it is still growing. The visitors to this blog includes everyone ... and it is an international audience. Generals, admirals, officers, regular soldiers, intelligence officials (former and current), politicians and their aides, the media, fellow bloggers, businessmen (big and small), Hollywood celebrities, students, and regular folks like you and me.

When I first started this blog I just wanted to work on my English, and to maybe get a visitor or two .... and maybe .... just maybe .... have someone post a comment. I never expected the audience that it has .... and I certainly never expected to have the inpact that it has.

A fellow blogger at Information Dissemination told me a few years ago that while he was attending a Pentagon conference on the role of the new media in covering conflicts and defense related news .... War News Updates was mentioned repeatedly as a go to place for war/defense/military information. I was skeptical .... but a few days later I noticed on my tracking  program that I was receiving a regular visitor from a Whitehouse.com address (that person still visits today). A few weeks after that I received an email from the BBC wanting to know if I was interested in joining one of their panels that discusses wars and conflicts. I was shocked .... because I am an extremely private person. I declined .... but every few months I get a request wanting to know if I had changed my mind. Maybe one day I will say yes. :)

But in the end .... when it comes to this blog .... I owe everything to you .... the reader. Your comments and feedback .... negative and positive .... are always craved for .... and my words are not sufficient to express my thanks and deep appreciation. And as for this blog .... as long as I am alive and healthy .... this blog will go on.

And like I said .... I just want to work on my English.

Update: Wow .... I just checked my email. 61 emails wanting to know what happened last night. Don't you guys and gals have better things to do :)

Update #2: I have a hundred and one things to do today .... so regular blogging will return early this evening.