“Mission Accomplished”

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737 Americans have died since war began in Iraq on March 19, 2003; 4,024 have been wounded. Of those, 673 have died, and over 3,000 have been wounded since the President said major combat operations [...]

Hmmm…nice company…

You are Paul Krugman! You’re a brilliant economistwith a knack for both making sense of thecurrent economic situation and exposing theBush administration’s lies about it. Yousomehow came out as the best anti-war writer onthe Op-Ed staff. Other economists hate yourguts for selling out to the liberals. To hellwith ‘em.
Which New York Times Op-Ed [...]

Raging Against the Machine

By now, you know that Nightline will devote tomorrow’s broadcast solely to reading the names of those brave souls killed in action in Iraq. Their pictures will be shown on screen while Ted Koppel reads their names. I’ve urged you to see, as I think it’s a great way to pay tribute on the night [...]

The Pain…oh, the pain

One of the reasons I’ve been blogging lightly is because I’m just now starting to exercise regularly after a whole year spent at war. And, if you know anything about how members of the military exercise, it ain’t pattycake. So my aching body’s been protesting continuously–but, never fear, I’ll persevere.
Meanwhile, at long last, the [...]

Combat Support

While my family gathered for our reunion (it’s very rare that my brothers and I are all under one roof, given our busy lives), my brother, my cousin and I argued about whom we were voting for. My brother, a stalwart conservative, said he was supporting Bush, because he supports the troops.
Not wanting to mar [...]

Domani

Well, I’m still unpacking and cleaning, so I probably won’t get a chance to post anything major until tonight or tomorrow.
It seems that the President has chosen conciliation instead of force in Fallujah; but given that the situation is still so hazy over there, and we’re still fighting there despite the so-called truce, it’s [...]

Travellin’ Soldier

Well, I’ll be off the net for the rest of today. I’m travelling back to Colorado from DC, so those of you dropping me mail likely won’t get a reply until tomorrow or Monday.
Until then, check out the Agonist and Atrios for your pleasure.
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Quick note: Just read where Catholic priests have received instructions to deny [...]

A Homage to Caledonia

As many of you know by now, the Pentagon was forced to release some 300 pictures of caskets arriving into Dover AFB, thanks to a lawsuit brought by the Memory Hole. Let me note that this set of pictures don’t depict a normal non-ceremonial arrival of our dead; they’re a photographic record of the training [...]

Pat Tillman Killed

This just in–former Arizona Cardinals linebacker Pat Tillman, who joined the 75th Ranger Regiment after 9/11, has been killed in action in Afghanistan. For all our concern about Iraq, Afghanistan has truly become the forgotten front.
So why the attention? Well, because Tillman could have chosen to keep making millions in the NFL, but instead, [...]

Notations

In the midst of planning for a family reunion (my brother, who was also in Iraq at the same time I was), I found out that Tami Silicio, the woman who took this picture:

has been fired, because she violated Pentagon policy on photographing our dead as they make their last solitary journey home. In addition, [...]