Problem: Terrorists are infesting your neighborhood, but if you even look at the cops they'll get you and your kids.

Solution: T-Mobile!

In the volatile Shiite-Sunni towns south of Baghdad known as the "triangle of death," Iraqi civilians increasingly are letting their thumbs do the talking, via Arabic text messages sent from the safety of their homes, Iraqi security forces and U.S. Marines say.

Like I've always said: "No increase in mandkind's ability to communicate has ever resulted in a decrease in liberty." The best thing about this is there's no way the terrorists can stop it. The worst thing, our guys have to be careful they don't get used as proxies in some neighborhood pissing contest.

But I think our guys are careful. After all this time, they better be.

Maybe, just this once, I'll admit that cellphones in public have their uses.

Via IFOC