Iraqis target Gen. Franks for war crimes trial [from that bastion of liberal media, the Washington Times]
Monthly Archives: April 2003
Fifteen day cease-fire ends.
After two weeks of downtime, I'm back in the saddle. Work, a brief unwired vacation, and more work have kept me away from the blogging grind, perhaps for the best; I've been living life rather than recording it. I've also been blissfully ignorant of world events for much of that time, only catching glimpses of a USA Today here, a Coastal Times there. Like Paul Simon sang, “I gather all the news I need on the weather report.”
So much has happened that I've let pass without comment. The blogosphere is full of comment on these things; I have nothing to add to the parallel monologues of the past few weeks. I read the Wall Street Journal for the first time in 15 days this morning, and I think I feel a tiny bit of what Ken Bowersox will feel when he returns from the International Space Station today–a sudden return to a world that is familiar, yet changed.
Fifteen day cease-fire ends.
After two weeks of downtime, I’m back in the saddle. Work, a brief unwired vacation, and more work have kept me away from the blogging grind, perhaps for the best; I’ve been living life rather than recording it. I’ve also been blissfully ignorant of world events for much of that time, only catching glimpses of a USA Today here, a Coastal Times there. Like Paul Simon sang, “I gather all the news I need on the weather report.”
So much has happened that I’ve let pass without comment. The blogosphere is full of comment on these things; I have nothing to add to the parallel monologues of the past few weeks. I read the Wall Street Journal for the first time in 15 days this morning, and I think I feel a tiny bit of what Ken Bowersox will feel when he returns from the International Space Station today–a sudden return to a world that is familiar, yet changed.
Express Jail
Cuba has already executed the three men charged with hijacking a passenger ferry last week. Yikes.
And now for something completely different…
Vibrating Nokia self-pleasure – yours for £1.50. Something for the weekend, Madam? [The Register]
This brings the iBrator to mind…
Mixed messages
Here's a complex parsing problem for all you neocons out there…Shiite Protesters Storm Iraqi Embassy in Iran. Dozens of Shi'ite protesters stormed the Iraqi embassy in Tehran today, tearing down pictures of Saddam Hussein and chanting “Death to America.'' By Reuters. [New York Times: NYT HomePage]
Meanwhile, back at the ranch…
On a non-war note: House Endorses Drilling in Alaska Refuge [AP World News]. In case you were too busy watching Fox News to notice…