Monthly Archives: April 2004

Dying on the Cheap

Posted on 4/28/2004 by

Military.Com has an interesting article claiming that 20% of the troops killed in Iraq might have survived if they’d had proper armor. Twenty percent of the U.S. troops killed in Iraq might have lived had there been more armored, heavier … Continue reading →

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Oh Crap

Posted on 4/28/2004 by

Via Michael at eclecticism. I suppose it was inevitable that sooner or later fedeal agents would start tracking blogs. People in black trench coats might soon be chasing blogs. Blogs, short for Web logs, are personal online journals. Individuals post … Continue reading →

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Into the Divide

Posted on 4/27/2004 by

The Washington Post has published an interesting series of articles focusing on the “two Americas”: the Red, and the Blue. The past decade has been one of the most eventful in American political history, from the Republican takeover of Congress … Continue reading →

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It’s begun.

Posted on 4/27/2004 by

THe bombing of Fallujah has begun. Heavy fire from a U.S. aerial gunship lit up the sky Tuesday night in Fallujah, a hotbed of Sunni Muslim resistance where U.S. Marines have engaged in a two-week standoff with insurgents. An AC-130 … Continue reading →

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Start ‘Em Young

Posted on 4/27/2004 by

TalkLeft. I couldn’t help but breath an exaperated sigh upon reading about the Seattle student, punished for an artistic criticism of the president. Art students at Prosser High School were told to keep a notebook of drawings depicting the war … Continue reading →

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The Metro Dance

Posted on 4/27/2004 by

via Swamp City. First, a disclaimer. I write this post as a full-fledged, dues-paid, charter member of the Itty Bitty Bladder Committee. It’s about a the size of an average thimble, but it only holds half as much. Since moving … Continue reading →

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Movement on MI Health Bill

Posted on 4/27/2004 by

I posted earlier about the bill recently passed by the Michigan House of Representatives, which would give health professionals the right to refuse to participate in treatements or procedures they find objectionable for moreal, ethical or religious reasons. Gay & … Continue reading →

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Kerry Kicks

Posted on 4/27/2004 by

It’s good to see Kerry fighting back, and daring Bush to stop hiding behind his friends and flinging accusations. Conservative critics have questioned whether Kerry deserved his three Purple Hearts for battle wounds, an issue the Democratic presidential candidate sought … Continue reading →

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(Not) Getting Religion

Posted on 4/26/2004 by

How appropriate that while I’m in the middle of reading about constitutional law, I should come across this story of the Supreme Court not reinstating prayer at VMI. The Supreme Court said Monday it will not consider reinstating mealtime prayers … Continue reading →

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The Con

Posted on 4/26/2004 by

In his book Law 101, Jay Feinman writes: Drafted in 1787, the Constition contains fewer than 4,400 words…It wouldn’t take you long to do what few Americans do—read the whole Constition, front to back. Well, I did it. I read … Continue reading →

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What a Boy Wants

Posted on 4/26/2004 by

Anthony of Three Years of Hell to Become the Devil writes: We all have one: the Prize. Something that we’ve promised we’ll buy ourselves as a reward when we get through all the exams, write all the papers, and slide … Continue reading →

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Kerry on Coffins

Posted on 4/26/2004 by

Speaking in Iowa recently, John Kerry spoke out against firings over coffin photos. Democrat John Kerry on Sunday criticized the firing of two cargo workers who photographed flag-draped coffins of U.S. soldiers, saying such images shouldn’t be hidden from the … Continue reading →

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What Shouldn’t We Hear?

Posted on 4/26/2004 by

There’s a lot, it seems, that the Bush administration just doesn’t want us to know particularly in relation to how 9/11 happened. They definitely don’t want us to hear form Sibel Edmonds, the FBI translator who has something to say … Continue reading →

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Four Children Shot Dead

Posted on 4/26/2004 by

What is there to say about this? Bush started this war by saying that it was not a war agains the Iraqi people. Nothing that has happened since then has supported that statement. What must Iraqis who see their children … Continue reading →

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Wish I’d Said That

Posted on 4/25/2004 by

Via Kevin Drum at Political Animal. I’m writing this down for future reference and use. From Leonard Pitts, comparing the response to Jayson Blair and the response to Jack Kelley; two journalists, one black and one white, who fabricated stories … Continue reading →

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