Aid organizations worldwide are abandoning hot spots in the world because they fear for the safety of their workers. What is astonishing about this development is that it is occurring at all. Doctors Without Borders, for example, has in its entire history only abandoned two countries despite perils that would terrify most people. The reason behind their abandoning Afghanistan is that the US government has started referring to non-governmental organizations (NGOs) as allies in the so-called war on terrorism. This typically asinine behavior on the part of the US provides me with yet another reason to be wildly pissed off at the flaming assholes who run the United States Department of State and their minions.