Month June 2004

Babble on, Babylon Bush insists Al Qaida-Saddam ties existedMeanwhile, while 9/11 was happening The great, vaunted US military and defense had not a clue what to do. One witness after another described the overwhelming confusion that ruled military command centers…

Car bombs and Hep E Reporter Dahr Jamail blogs from Baghdad I haven’t slept very well the last couple of nights, as the growing anxiety of car bombs has me waking at the smallest noises outside my window nowadays. Dave…

It’s not just Iraq “U.S. operates worldwide network of secret jails.. A report released Thursday by Human Rights First says the United States is holding terrorism supsects in more than two dozen detention centers worldwide, at least half of which…

I’m on vacation! Just a quick one, 4 days in New England visiting family. I should be able to blog semi-regularly, assuming all the various pieces of software work correctly.

Blood in the water Abu Ghraib scandal convulses U.S. military Internecine warfare over the widening Iraq prison-abuse scandal is threatening to explode within the U.S. military, pitting brass against low-ranking grunts, regulars against reserves and unit against unit. Gen. Karpinski:…