Day December 30, 2004

125,000 dead and rising from the tsunami, and some of them were probably getting married when it hit. What a crazy, capricious planet this sometimes is. I got married today. Everything went beautifully. Couples are getting married in Baghdad too.…

Militant Groups Warn Iraqis Not to Vote  Three militant groups warned Iraqis against voting in Jan. 30 elections, saying Thursday that people participating in the “dirty farce” risked attack. All 700 employees of the electoral commission in Mosul reportedly resigned…