Two months ago, when I wandered through a large market near the
center of Baghdad, the day seemed like any other and no other. A vibrant
pulse of humanity throbbed in the shops and on the streets. Meanwhile, a
fuse was burning; lit in...
25 March 2003
AUSTIN, Texas -- There was Donald Rumsfeld on Sunday morning
repeatedly warning the Iraqis that prisoners of war are protected by the
Geneva Convention and showing pictures of POWs is wrong. That would be the
same Donald...
20 March 2003
AUSTIN, Texas -- Don't you hate when war starts in springtime? We are now united in desperately hoping that the war will be both easy and short.
The most depressing thing about this war is that we are going into it with the...
The most depressing thing about this war is that we are going into it with the...
20 March 2003
The national media echo chamber is not receptive to conscience. On
television, the voices are usually loud and facile. People often seem to
be shouting. In contrast, the human conscience is close to a whisper.
Easily unheard.
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19 March 2003
For the third time in US history, the wife of the president must step forward and assume the powers of the office. We therefore plead with Laura Bush to take over the reins of the White House at this most crucial and dangerous moment....
18 March 2003
AUSTIN, Texas -- Q: What is the country most likely to supply weapons of mass destruction to terrorists?
A: Russia.
Just thought we ought to keep a grip on reality here. It gets harder when one finds a headline like this on...Pages
