While hackers have made Al Jazeera block access to its English-language site, you can still see the horrors of war for Iraqi civilians at its arabic language site. WARNING- the photos on the linked page are graphic.

This is what the rest of the world is seeing. This is what's influencing the rabid anti-US demonstrations around the world. This is why, even if a fraction of these images are manufactured, or the result of Iraq's own anti-aircraft fire, the war against Iraq cannot be called a war of liberation with a straight face. Sure, it's propaganda–just like what we're seeing on CNN. But it's rooted in truth, and that truth is going to haunt us for years to come.

Here's one of the wildest rumors of the last week:

Al Jazeera claims that a delegation is on the way to Baghdad to negotiate a cease fire, as of last Wednesday. The report is based on an article from the United Arab Emirates' “leading semi-official daily newspaper, Alittihad”. Allegedly along for the ride with the delegation is “Elizabeth Cheney, the daughter of the US Vice President Dick Cheney, representing the US Department of State, where she works as an Assistant to the Deputy of the Secretary of State for Middle Eastern Affairs.”

There had been reports in other foriegn press and alternative media that Liz Cheney was on her way to become a “human shield”. Those reports appear to have been denied by the administration, saying that the VP is not headed to Amman to stop his daughters as had been reported elsewhere. “Everyone, including Dad, is stateside,” reported the right-wing rag The Washington Times.