Virtually all long-time Libertarians in the Bay Area knew Mike -- I knew him for, good lord, almost 20 years, starting with working on the Russell Means' libertarian presidential campaign, of all things. What I loved about Mike was how endlessly enthusiastic he was:...
A crowd of unarmed volunteer human shields made up of Shi'ite Muslim followers of radical Iraqi cleric Moqtada al Sadr, chant anti-government slogans in the courtyard of Imam Ali's shrine in Najaf August 16, 2004. With his militants and human shields holed up inside...
My best friend for the past 26 years died this evening. He was 54 and finally gave up his long battle with leukemia. I saw him yesterday and he was in so much pain. I am glad that pain is gone, but very sad that Mike is gone.Some of you knew Mike. Without Mike, there...
FIVE people were killed when US forces carried out multiple bombing raids in the flashpoint Iraqi city of Fallujah, a doctor said today. "Five people were killed and six wounded," said the medic from Fallujah general hospital. "The Americans fired seven missiles."So...
Ever wonder where the term "anti-Iraqi forces" used to describe the Iraqi anti-occupation guerillas came from?
Those of you who are regular readers probably saw the story where the BBC crew was held hostage in Nablus by Israeli Troops. Now, finally, we get their story, fresh from the BBC Website. Apparently storming the homes of random civilians and using them to shoot...
Iraqi conference walkout protests Najaf bombings A NATIONAL conference, hailed as Iraq's first experiment in democracy for decades, got off to a rocky start today when more than 100 delegates walked out to protest against fighting in the holy city of Najaf. Dozens of...
I don't have much of a context for this because news from Fallujah has been scant except for the usual US bombardments.1st Marine Division plans to dissolve the controversial "Fallujah Brigade" and the Iraqi police department in that turbulent city next week, clearing...
FALLUJAH, Iraq, Aug 14 (AFP) - Eight Iraqis were killed and 10 others wounded, mostly women and children, on Saturday after US troops clashed with insurgents in the flashpoint city west of Baghdad and warplanes struck two homes, hospital sources told AFP.They don't...
Click the image for the 2004 American presidential election Ultimate Metaphor: From Tim at Doctor Recommended. Lawrence of Cyberia on Arna's Children:Arna's Children won the Best Film award at Prague's One World Film Festival in April 2004. Days later, it received the...
