How can anyone be unmoved by the images of devastation? With the billions of dollars spent on deliberate destruction (wars), we should be motivated to counter with our individual help to the victims of this natural disaster. I have been most impressed with the work of...
The Daily Yomiuri, the leading newspaper in Japan, has chosen Antiwar.com as their favorite website of 2004. They choose six favorites, and Antiwar.com is listed first: For news and opinion related to conflicts around the world, Antiwar.com (www.antiwar.com) continues...
Today at 6pm Eastern, 3pm Pacific (on some satellite systems, 6pm Pacific), the History Channel is running "The Christmas Truce" on "Histories Mysteries." In 1914, British and German troops along the front declared a truce -- they celebrated, shared food and gifts,...
From Marines Hampered by Security Fears in Falluja: Standing over a crater six meters (20 ft) across and six meters deep in a street created by what he said was a 2,000-pound bomb during the offensive, Staff Sargeant Jonathan Knarth, 29, of Florida, looked at down the...
Yesterday the death toll for GIs in Iraq hit 100 for the month of November (1221 total since the war began). With only two-thirds of the month over, Americans in Iraq are on track to exceed the previous high of 135 deaths in April of this year. This is an average of 5...
And I thought Zarqawi was the beheading mastermind! But no. Apparently, that title goes to Moayad Ahmed Yasseen (also known as Abu Ahmed). Ahmed reportedly heads the group "Muhammad's Army." Ahmed seems to be incredibly well-connected. Iraqi Prime Minister Allawi said...
White House sources have told media outlets that President Bush will name White House Counsel Alberto Gonzales to replace John Ashcroft as US Attorney General. Although Gonzales is being billed as a moderate, he is best-known as the author of the controversial memo...
With very little publicity, on Nov. 2, US Marines arrested the Chairman of the Nasar Wa Sulaan City Council (a suburb of Baghdad) and an unknown number of other council members. The only report of it is part of an Associated Press photo caption accompanying their Nov....
A few days ago I posted a blog entry about a 70-year-old reservist called up for Iraq duty. I recorded the segment from the evening news on KNTV (NBC in San Jose, California) and then transcribed the information into my blog entry. I received many emails from people...
Updating this story: apparently Mr. Wallace played a hoax on KNTV Television. KNTV admited to KGO radio last night that they had been taken in by a hoax. I apologize for repeating a hoax story. Old story below. KNTV (NBC's San Francisco Bay Area affiliate) reports...
