Day May 4, 2004

It’s snowballing Arab anger at Iraq torture photos On the Arabic satellite channels, it’s “all torture, all the time” – wall-to-wall coverage of the photographs, the graphic images flooding into homes across the region. VA Senator suggests Iraq prisoner abuse…

Iraqi general refuses to give up Falluja fighters (!) The Iraqi general chosen to run a new security force in Falluja yesterday distanced himself from the US military by refusing American demands to give up foreign fighters supposedly hiding in…

Torturers! Prepare for a serious wrist-slap!! The cover-up begins The officers and noncommissioned officers received penalties that most likely will end their military careers, although they were not demoted or discharged. They have not been charged with crimes; six subordinates…

Hmmm. Could these two stories be related? Draft board wants to draft women and raise age to 35 And, oh yes, young Americans will need to “regularly inform the government about whether they have training in niche specialties needed in the…