A Black Hawk helicopter went down Saturday with twelve men aboard. New evidence suggests that it was shot down by a hand-held surface-to-air missile. The U.S. lost 25 men that day, all told, according to the Pentagon... Five Americans were killed today when men posing as military inspectors walked... Sign in to see full entry.
Just as the first U.S. troops of Bush's new escalation were arriving in Iraq, bombs started going off in Iraq. Two went off at Mustansiriya University, on the outskirts of Sadr City, killing at least 70 and wounding at least another 169. Two more bombs went off in timed succession in central... Sign in to see full entry.
Although president Bush's announcement last night was no big surprise (hell, everything in his speech had already been leaked a week ago), one still had to tune in for a few minutes to make sure there would be no last-second reversals. There weren't. True to form, Dubya the Dimwit tried to sell the... Sign in to see full entry.
Another video has surfaced after the death of Saddam Hussein, this time showing the battered and bloodied face of Hussein. Many of those outraged at the first video are doubly so now. Others are incensed at what was done to the body post-mortem (for the other video chronicles Hussein's last minutes... Sign in to see full entry.
Generals George Casey and John Abizaid are history -- sort of. Abizaid is retiring and Casey is becoming Army Chief of Staff. General David Petraeus will replace Casey and Abizaid is being replaced by Admiral William Fallon. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid accused the president of surrounding... Sign in to see full entry.
As thousands took to the street today in Iraq to protest the manner in which Saddam Hussein was killed, I can't help but think that people such as these deserved a despot such as Hussein. Of course, these people were probably protected and/or largely unaffected by the man whose policies killed an... Sign in to see full entry.
Many were worried that the execution of Saddam Hussein may not have been the real thing, especially since it was not a public event. But after the video and audiotapes of the execution was released and made its way through various forms of media to every corner of the globe, there was little doubt... Sign in to see full entry.
Not a public execution, as many had wanted, but Saddam Hussein was indeed executed at 10 p.m. EST in Baghdad. Ironically, he was given a red card to carry, a symbol of those to be executed first instituted by Hussein himself. Reports indicate that there is massive celebrating in the streets. It is a... Sign in to see full entry.
CNN is announcing the transfer of Saddam Hussein into Iraqi custody, the last transitional phase before execution. The Iraqi government is now in special emergency session, no doubt debating whether or not to continue the proceedings toward execution and the ramifications once the execution takes... Sign in to see full entry.
NBC News has announced that they have sources that state that Saddam Hussein might be hanged within the next 48 hours. CNN is broadcasting that the Iraqis have formally petitioned the Americans to turn Hussein over to Iraqi authorities so the execution can take place. Although his lawyers have made... Sign in to see full entry.