The Epistle of an Interrogator

I have a friend who is currently serving on behalf the the United States Army as an Interrogator at Abu Ghraib prison in Baghdad. I've known Josh since he was a toddler. He was - and is - a close friend of my younger brother, Matt. We all went to school together and to church together... but we definitely ended up in different places. I am currently serving as a Marketing/Public Relations Director for a non-profit sexual education organization. Matt is a Front Wheel Loader Designer (?) for Caterpillar and Josh, well... he's a blonde-haired, blue-eyed, fair-skined & freckled kid who speaks fluent Arabic and interrogates terrorists. OK, so he's not so much a kid anymore, but I digress.

Josh's father has graced me with some recent emails sent by Josh to his family - there are three so far, and I expect many more to come. These epistles are unique in that they don't capture Josh's experiences in a general sort of way; rather, he captures moments and events as enlightening spiritual and philosophical journeys.

A funny thought - I used to make pudding for Josh whenever he came over to our house to play with Matt. He really liked pudding...

Read on!