bi_ithnillaah Wow this sounds awesome. Where do you plan to start your trip and have you looked into acquiring visas for American passport holders? I can't imagine it will be all that easy getting a visa into Afghanistan or Iraq.
Also, what method of travel do you plan to take from country to country? Air or land/water?
jamesbarre Well since I've posted this I've made a few adjustments to my plans, I will actually be visiting the Terracotta Army in China first, run a segment of the Great wall of China. Then head for Israel to do a week long krav maga program in which you travel around certain parts of Israel and do 4-5 hours of training every day. My plans to go to Iraq and Afghanistan after are still the same (I plan on registering myself as a photographer/journalist to go since I plan on being a war correspondant) I will go to Sudan after if I still have the money/time. As for Mogadishu, unless you have some crazy $ resources it's absolutely impossible to go as a tourist and not get shot the moment you walk into that city (maybe in future as a war correspondant!, I'm hoping lol)