Shaking Hands with Saddam Hussein: The U.S. Tilts toward Iraq, 1980-1984. In addition to the oft-circulated photo, this site also has a video clip of the meeting. So much for not obsessing over the war. Incidentally, I figure that the $75B that Bush is requesting for Operation Iraqi Freedom comes out to roughly $250 per … …
Al-Jazeera TV broadcasts video of captured U.S. troops. Showing footage of captured Iraqi soldiers is okay, but according to Rumsfeld, showing American POWs on TV is a violation of the Geneva Conventions. It certainly doesn’t help the war propaganda machine… Nothing brings home the reality of war better than images of dead American soldiers. The … …
Activist’s memorial service disrupted. Regardless of where you stand on the Israel-Palestine conflict, this is sickening.
Red alert? Stay home, await word. Pure madness. I sometimes get the feeling that the heavily armed soldiers and policemen running around the city are intended to suppress citizen revolt rather than terrorist activity. More likely it’s just another feel-good measure, which in case you hadn’t heard, is expected to cost the city over $5M … …
On a whim, I wrote my first letter to a senator tonight. Thought it would be more useful than attending an anti-war protest where everyone else already agrees with you. I’ve grown somewhat tired of the war coverage so I’m gonna try to stop blogging about it. That monkey is going down in 2004. Picked … …
Just finished the Chronicles of Narnia last night. Wow. The second reading filled me with a sense of joy and warmth that I cannot recall experiencing when I read the books as a child. “The Magician’s Nephew” and “The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe” are easily my favorites, and “The Last Battle” is an … …
Since people often react with such profound disbelief when I point out that Houston is the 4th largest city in the U.S., I had to look it up again. Folks, Boston and D.C. aren’t even close…
Bush stated in his press conference, We, of course, are consulting with our allies at the United Nations. But I meant what I said, this is the last phase of diplomacy. Diplomacy is defined as “the art and practice of conducting negotiations between nations,” but I am certainly having a hard time seeing any negotiating … …
The attention to detail in Grand Theft Auto 3 is simply incredible. Last night, I knocked a woman onto the tracks, watched her get crushed by a train as she scrambled to get off the tracks, and laughed hysterically as I witnessed my handiwork through the gap between the car and the platform. “You’re a … …
U.S. Says Hussein Must Cede Power to Head Off War. The White House said today that the only way to prevent war in Iraq would be to disarm the country and depose Saddam Hussein. Desperate for war, Bush changes the rules. Wanker. Turkish Deputies Refuse to Accept G.I.’s in Blow to Bush. The Turkish Parliament … …