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More Military Suicides Than Combat Deaths Last Month
The Army is clearly spooked if they’re releasing this kind of info, and understandably so. The 24 suspected January suicides include seven confirmed and 17 still being investigated. Usually the vast majority of suspected suicides are eventually confirmed, and if … Continue reading
Alive in Baghdad
Alive in Baghdad delivers some fascinating footage from Iraq, stuff that drives home just how complex the situation is on the ground. For example, here: …they’re covering the accidental damage to a small (but crucial) medical clinic and pharmacy which … Continue reading
The Real Abu Ghraib
I have a number of thoughts about this… CNN.com – Iraqi government denounces Abu Ghraib abuse – Feb 16, 2006 Nevertheless, U.S. officials have said the pictures and video should not have been released, with Defense Department spokesman Bryan Whitman … Continue reading
The Idea Is Speech, Not Silence
I’ve been in favor of the war in Iraq. I’ve been irritated by the excesses of some anti-war protestors. But I want to make something clear to some of the more thick-headed folks on the pro-war side. Attempting to silence … Continue reading
Methinks They Protest Way Too Much
Thank you, Eric Alterman. That’s all I wanted to see. I’m not looking for some sweeping pronouncement from anti-war folks. There’s plenty of reason for continuing skepticism, for dissent. Just don’t turn a blind eye to the good things that … Continue reading
Protests Galore
And the sanctimonious claptrap continues to flow from the anti-war crowd. I mean, good grief, people… thousands of folks who have never breathed free air a day in their lives are getting their first whiff of it on the wind tonight. … Continue reading
Life, For The First Time
“I’m 49, but I never lived a single day. Only now will I start living.” – Yussuf Abed Kazim, Baghdad Now if only these nice folks will remain grateful, unlike certain other liberated nations I know. Develop a meaningful democracy, … Continue reading
Killing Combatant Kids
AlertNet: “When a young Iraqi boy stooped to pick up a rocket propelled grenade off the body of a dead paramilitary, U.S. Army Private Nick Boggs made a tough call. He unloaded machinegun fire and the boy, whom he puts … Continue reading
Ministering to Information
I’m sitting here in bed, listening to my wife snooze away our next-to-last vacation night(1) while Saddam’s Info Minister babbles on CNN. In the process, I’ve learned four things: (1) We’re faking the surrendering Iraqi troops by kidnapping civilians and … Continue reading
The Amazing Transcript Conspiracy
Word has circulated quickly about a series of edits that CNN made to the transcript of the latest Blix report. As a point of comparison, the conspiracy theorists latched on to the BBC’s transcript and concluded that CNN had omitted … Continue reading