Micah Garen. I knew the name was familiar. Ever since the story broke from Iraq about the kidnapping, the name's been turning around in my head. I figured he was someone from back in the old @NY days, but as Chervokas will tell you, the memory ain't too swift. Micah Garen. How did I know that name? Then this email from Tristan Louis:
Some of you might have heard about Micah Garen's kidnapping in Iraq ... I worked with Micah at Earthweb. He's a really great guy and needs our support. I'd appreciate it if you could call your local government representatives and ask them to assist in helping with his release. Ask them to contact Jenny Fu at the State Department. She's the one monitoring the situation. Please help spread this info and sorry for the spam on this but this is truly a matter of life and death.
Wow. Now I remember. Micah Garen was involved in the early days of Earthweb, I remember him from the trade show circuit and his work with developer.com. He'd been working as an independent journalist in Iraq when he was grabbed. As Tristan says on his blog, this one hits home. Let's hope this story has a happy ending.
UPDATE: Garen was released in Iraq today. Good news.
