Last April, Russ Kick of the Memory Hole broke the embargo on showing the flag-draped caskets of America's war dead as they return home. Now, in his series The Purple Heart Project, Aaron Huey tells the rest of the story. Bookmark the Purple Heart Project because it...
US out of Iraq?
Justin Logan has an intriguing take on why the neocons are suddenly piling on Rumsfeld:Rumsfeld wants out of Iraq, and the neocons are scared to death that he'll succeed.Go here for the rest of his argument.
Dramatic photos from Iraq
From Reuters, December 17, 2004, Fallujah Combination handout pictures released on December 17, 2004, (Upper L frame) showing U.S. Marine Platoon Gunnery Sergeant, Ryan P. Shane, from the 1st. Battalion of the 8th. Marine Regiment as he pulls a fatally wounded comrade...
The Havana Billboard War
In Havana, Cuba vs. the US Billboard Competition The American entry: The Cuban entry: Advantage: Cuba HAVANA, Dec 17 (AFP) - Cuba on Friday put up pictures of US soldiers torturing Iraqi prisoners at the Abu Ghraib prison across the street from Christmas decorations...
Questions about the Iraqi Elections
Brendan at Stand Down asks some interesting questions about the Iraqi elections:The key question are these. Amidst all the prattling about influences of 'foreign powers' the influence of one very important foreign power has been minimised. But there are important...
Missile Defense Dud
Upon seeing the news of the missile defense system test failure, I of course rushed over to Defense Tech to see how they characterized this monstrous boondoggle: PERFORMANCE ANXIETY: MISSILE DEFENSE BOOSTER FAILS TO RISE TO THE OCCASSION
US Soldiers show off Hillbilly Armor
From the film "Gunner Palace" here's a film clip showing what US soldiers think of their Hillbilly Armored Humvees. QuickTime movie clip. Link via Political Animal
A message from the Iraqi Resistance?
Here. Judge it for yourself. "And to George W. Bush: You have asked us to "Bring it on." And, so have we, like never expected. Have you another challenge?" WMV downloadable file here. Please download rather than hotlink.
Yushchenko: Don’t investigate poisoning
Yuschenko isn't interested in finding out who tried to murder him until after the election.Ukrainian opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko called for a serious investigation to determine how he was poisoned by dioxin, but urged it be conducted after the December 26...
Fallujah Reconstruction Report
I thought I'd do a report on Fallujah Reconstruction: American warplanes pounded Fallujah with missiles Sunday as insurgents fought running battles with coalition forces in the volatile western Iraqi city. The U.S. military said two troops died in separate...
