Month April 2003

Syria urges ‘end to occupation’ “Syria has called for an end to the “occupation” of its neighbour, Iraq, in its first official response to the fall of Baghdad.” Heck, they probably figure they’re locked in the US crosshairs anyway, so…

California prison guards get major raise, as state goes broke California may be going broke, with many salaries being slashed. However prison guards are getting yet another pay raise. In a bizarre coincidence,  the prison guards union has also donated…

This just in “Baghdad falls: President Bush extends a heartfelt radio olive branch to Iraq’s proud population of newly-liberated, soon-to-be-christian, petroleum-pumpin’ eunuchs.”

Officials oddly cautious about Iraq Pentagon tempers joy with caution “With the fall of Baghdad, top priorities for U.S. forces in Iraq now are recovering American POWS, securing the northern oil fields and unearthing illegal weapons, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld…

Are Syria, Iran, and North Korea next? Rumsfeld accuses Syria of aiding Saddam regime “Citing “scraps of intelligence” at a Pentagon news conference, Rumsfeld also renewed his accusation that Syria provided Iraq with night-vision goggles and other military technology.” Rumsfeld…