Kevin Sites, writing from Banda Aceh, has a disturbing essay up on his blog: Black Plastic Ibnu Jarir has no tent -- so the 28-year old fisherman must make one. And in this crowded refugee camp in the shadow of a silver mosque on the outskirts of the city -- fifteen...
Who said it?"This so-called ill treatment and torture in detention centers, stories of which were spread everywhere among the people, and later by the prisoners who were freed ... were not, as some assumed, inflicted methodically, but were excesses committed by...
Breaking: AP reports:Attack on the US Embassy in Baghdad, and there appear to be casualties. UPDATE: AP reporting rocket attack: Embassy spokesman Bob Callahan confirmed the embassy had been hit in an attack, but could give no details. "There appear to be some...
Lenin's Tomb has an excellent rundown on the Iraqi elections.
I responded to a post by Justin Logan in which he says, "...the problems with antiwar.com are many," by asking such as? He answers in the comment thread here, and my reply is below the jump on this post, because Justin's blog apparently does not allow HTML in its...
Daily Kos has a No on Gonzales statement that at this time is signed by 454 bloggers. If you've posted opposing Gonzales, add your blog to the database here. The statement:Unprecedented times call for unprecedented actions. In this case, we, the undersigned bloggers,...
This message is from Human Rights First:This week the Senate Judiciary Committee is expected to vote on the nomination of Alberto Gonzales for United States Attorney General. Gonzales is the architect of U.S. torture policies that defined torture so narrowly...
Ashcroft-Gonzales. Powell-Rice. Every time they get worse. But the Bushies have their work cut out for them if they try to find a worse replacement (as is their wont) for the guy Tommy Franks called "...the f***ing stupidest guy on the face of the...
As Yankeedoodle would say, Bring 'em on: Iraq helicopter crash "kills 31 U.S. troops" US soldier killed in ambush north of Baghdad Four U.S. Marines Killed in Action in Iraq
American helicopter crash kills as many as 30:CBS News National Security Correspondent David Martin reports as many as 30 are dead in the crash of the CH-53E "Super Stallion" helicopter. All aboard were killed. Military officials are not sure yet whether the...
