As Powell walked into a press conference in Baghdad today, an Arab journalist stood to read a statement of protest for the killing by American troops of two Iraqi journalists, cameraman Ali Abdul Aziz and reporter Ali al-Khatib at a checkpoint yesterday. "We declare...
As the media focuses on the anniversary of the start of the war, very little attention is being paid to the accelerating death toll of US soldiers. This morning, two US soldiers and three Iraqis were killed in a daytime rocket attack in Baghdad. Another GI was killed...
According to Orthodox priest Miroslav Popadic, special units of UNMIK police evacuated him and the last handful of Pristina Serbs to the besieged enclave of Gracanica. Burned out of their ghetto, they had sought shelter in the parish hall basement next to the torched...
Serbian Orthodox Church's electronic information service carried the statement of Kosovo Ombudsman Marek Nowicki late Thursday. All emphasis mine: Ombudsman office, Pristina, Kosovo Statement to the Media, 18 March 2004 I once again take the opportunity to appeal to...
Apparently, Gary Nolan is the Libertarian candidate for U.S. president. I'm a libertarian (I don't belong to the LP) and I have no clue who this guy is. What happened to this Russo guy? Last I heard, he was....uh....running. To be honest, I lost interest in this...
"In a morning meeting on Wednesday, Mr. Bremer warned the Iraqi leaders that they risked isolating themselves and their country if they continued to snub the United Nations." NY Times
The media seem to be taking pretty seriously the claim by alleged al Qaeda franchisee Abu-Hafs al-Masri /al-Qaeda Brigades that they're calling off attacks on Spain for the time being and are targeting Japan, Italy, Britain or Australia -- The Australian's headline:...
As Jonah Goldberg asks on today's Corner, "Who woulda thunk it was possible to like him more? Check these out." (I've changed the title and link, of course, but note that his link and mine are to the same Web site. Let's put all of this "appeasement"-screeching in its...
A post from an Aussie to Americans.
"In a morning meeting on Wednesday, Mr. Bremer warned the Iraqi leaders that they risked isolating themselves and their country if they continued to snub the United Nations." NY Times
