Rob is absolutely correct: anyone who lays down arms and refuses to kill on command is a hero. I don't give a rat's arse which "side" they're on.

Rob's also right in that you won't hear much about this in the "mainstream" media, and whatever you do hear will be propaganda -- which is why I'm pointing to his entry.

I know, I know -- politics is bad for me, not least because if I blog this there are quite literally a thousand other stories I should blog. But I'm not going to fall into that trap; I just wanted to say "Rob's right", because this particular story resonated with me. We now return to our usual semi-silence.