130 Marines killed in Iraq. This is Sky news — a Murdoch operation that has as little regard for facts as Murdoch’s other news organizations, so its possible that this is running ahead of the story. UPDATE: CNN radio news is saying “as many as 12″ in the town in question.
Archive for April 6th, 2004
Don't let this be true
Posted in Iraq on April 6, 2004 | Comments Off
Mircosoft Opposes "Death With Dignity" Laws
Posted in I do too have a life on April 6, 2004 | Comments Off
It must, because “euthanize” is not listed in Microsoft Word’s spelling dictionary. My crappy desk dictionary doesn’t list it either. Must be a vast right-wing conspiracy!
Orcinus has a nice, well, memorial isn’t exactly right, but it comes closest, to Kurt Cobain.
Bad, bad, bad
Posted in Iraq on April 6, 2004 | 4 Comments »
Najaf has been taken by the insurgents: Supporters of maverick Muslim cleric Moqtada al-Sadr controlled government, religious and security buildings in the holy city of Najaf early Tuesday evening, according to a coalition source in southern Iraq. The source said al-Sadr’s followers controlled the governor’s office, police stations and the Imam Ali mosque, one of [...]
In the unlikely event that the Brewers were ever to win a World Series and I live to see it, I give you my personal assurance that I will not do any of this: University of Connecticut fans started fires and overturned cars during the night in celebration of the school’s men’s basketball team winning [...]
Geeky Political Activism
Posted in Politics on April 6, 2004 | 1 Comment »
The Stakeholder: Folks, Bloggers, Give us a hand Here’s how it works: 1) In this Championship game, Jan is running against Republican Whip Roy Blunt (R-MO) 2) You need to e-mail your vote to: afterthoughts@rollcall.com All you need to do is write “Future Speaker” in the Subject line, and then write “I vote for Jan [...]
Is This What "Success" Look Like?
Posted in Iraq on April 6, 2004 | 7 Comments »
According to every major intelligence agency in the West, there were no significant Iraq/Al-Qaeda ties prior to our invasion of Iraq. But Bush’s little pet war has created opportunities for al-Qaeda where none previously existed: man claiming to be a senior al-Qaida figure that the United States believes is operating in Iraq (news – web [...]
Bush: Putting Donors above Children
Posted in Politics on April 6, 2004 | 1 Comment »
This pretty much sums up the Bush Administration: For some pollutants, setting a cap on total emissions, while letting polluters buy and sell emission rights, is a cost-efficient way to reduce pollution. The cap-and-trade system for sulfur dioxide, which causes acid rain, has been a big success. But the science clearly shows that cap-and-trade is [...]
Widespread violence in Iraq — 7 More US Dead
Posted in Iraq on April 6, 2004 | Comments Off
It’s getting ugly. We now have at least two cities that US forces simply do not control, and a Shi’ia cleric siding with the Sunni resistance in an attempt to remove the United States from Iraq. Things have gone downhill very quickly. Frankly, at this point, I am not sure what anyone can do. Sustained [...]
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