As the war in Iraq drags on, less and less attention is being payed to the daily carnage there. In addition to the hundreds of Iraqis dying every week, an average of three American troops are dying every day there. In the first 24 days of this month, 76 GIs have lost...
By a strong 60-40 margin San Francisco voters approved Proposition I, which bans military recruiters from public schools. The measure also asks the city government to consider funding scholarships for education and training that could provide an alternative to...
Helping to ensure passage of the Iraqi Constititution, the Iraqi government has failed to put any voting stations in the Sunni cities of Haditha, Hit, Rawa, Qaim, Ana, Baghdadi and the villages around them. "There aren't actually any voting centers or even voting...
We have finally got a new mail program working after the demise of our third-party email list vendor. Many of you may have been inadvertently dropped from the daily reminder mailings, set to resume tonight. If you need to sign back up, go to this form and fill in your...
After spending almost three months in jail, New York Times reporter Judith Miller was released from jail today. She was released after she had a telephone conversation with the Vice President Dick Cheney's chief of staff, I. Lewis Libby, sources said. In that...
Cindy Sheehan was just arrested during a sit-down protest on the sidewalk in front of the White House.
From an Associated Press report:Police came through commandeering drivable vehicles and siphoning gas. Officials took over a hotel and ejected the guests. An officer pumped his shotgun at a group trying to return to their hotel on Chartres Street. "This is our block,"...
Quite amazing, the distinction.
From the Army Times: Combat operations are underway on the streets "to take this city back" in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina....While some fight the insurgency in the city, other carry on with rescue and evacuation operations. (emphasis added). According to the...
Outrageous! As the National Guard delivered food to the New Orleans convention center yesterday, American Red Cross officials said that federal emergency management authorities would not allow them to do the same. Other relief agencies say the area is so damaged and...
