Thursday, November 17, 2011

Color Blind

 

“Do you worry about someone from within your own security forces sabotaging the work here or someone [coerceing] them through their family?”
The reply was immediate and with a dismissing shrug. “No, of course not. They are (one of us).”
This comment was made recently by the head of security for a very large industrial complex that is vital to a large portion of the infrastructure for his country. Does that answer seem a little quick on the draw? Maybe he’s right. Maybe the color of the uniform, or for that matter the color of the flag on the uniform, is enough to assure us that someone is trustworthy. Then again maybe not.

Check out the ‘rest of the story’ direct from the Middle East at ColorBlind