tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22261571.post505875312256879467..comments2024-03-20T01:06:12.181-04:00Comments on MEI Editor's Blog: For Lincoln's Birthday: Flap Over Confederates Seized in Tangier, 1862Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22261571.post-2207574883817525282013-02-22T19:19:37.474-05:002013-02-22T19:19:37.474-05:00Very interesting post, I never knew that civil war...Very interesting post, I never knew that civil war intrigue took place so far away, especially in the Middle East. Awesome research. MMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03243628043206791657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22261571.post-55868626146592852202013-02-12T11:51:46.585-05:002013-02-12T11:51:46.585-05:00Ah, for the days when U.S. diplomatic and consular...Ah, for the days when U.S. diplomatic and consular officials were expected to exercise initiative! Modern communications and State Department micro management has made it increasingly rare. When a U.S. diplomat does so, e.g. Bob Ford driving out to Homs or Chris Stevens traveling to Benghazi, there is the assumption that the Secretary of State, if not the President, is responsible for their precise itinerary and level of security protection.David Macknoreply@blogger.com