A second body, described as a "Westerner", dressed in an orange jumpsuit has been retrieved from the Tigris River, this time about 20 kilometers south of Mosul. Unlike the corpse found yesterday, this one was not beheaded, but the man's throat was cut.
Nicholas Berg Another orange-jumpsuited headless body has turned up in Baghdad, this time floating down the Tigris River. The body has not been identified yet. American Nick Berg's body was also found dressed in an orange jumpsuit. Berg's murderers claimed that Berg...
An American apology to Iraqis - Thanks to Eli at Left I for links and comments on the Not in Our Name ad Wednesday, July 7 on the back page of the Baghdad daily newspaper Al-Sabah Al-Jadeed declaring "No to torture and occupation.” Be sure and read the comments from...
Edit: Mashaan al-Juburi, Youssef Kashmola or Usama Kashmula (depending on which account you rely - picture here)governor of Mosul, was assassinated today as he drove toward Baghdad in a convoy. Also assassinated today was Sabir Karim, an auditor for the Industry...
In a speech typical of the kindergarten rhetoric, Jacobin black/white good vs. evil simplistic worldview and bad logic we've come to expect from Bush and his court jesters and sycophants, King George served up the same lame justifications for his murderous romp...
Ravi Nessman of AP reports:Iraqi interim President Ghazi al-Yawer said his government will soon offer an amnesty to those who have fought against the U.S.-led coalition, a British newspaper reported Monday. "We are offering an amnesty definitely, for people who have...
Hey, Gene - that happened to us, too! We managed to prolong the agony by signing up for our new DSL with an appalling company that rivals AOL for crayola colored useless software that tries to take over your life, a really bad modem that refused to work with our...
Three vigilantes have been reported arrested in Afghanistan, and the leader has been identified as an American. The nationality of the other two is unclear at this time, although early reports identified them as Americans also. BBC:Three foreigners arrested in Kabul...
The AP is reporting that the US military is now investigating the abduction of Wassef Ali Hassoun, who was even reported to have been beheaded, as an elaborate hoax. Apparently, Hassoun is safe at home in Beirut with his parents. After the Islamic group Ansar al-Sunna...
In yet another demonstration of journalistic malpractice, this announcement from the US Department of Energy is reported by the AP with no analysis or background information:Washington (AP) - In a secret operation, the United States last month removed from Iraq nearly...
