:: NEWS COCKTAIL aka BlahBlahBlog ::
"Everything is being compressed into tiny tablets. You take a little pill of news every day - 23 minutes - and that's supposed to be enough." -Walter Cronkite, RE TV news. The Web has changed that for many, however, and here is an extra dose for your daily news cocktail. This prescription tends to include surveillance and now war-related links, along with the occasional pop culture junk and whatever else seizes my attention as I scan online news sites.:: 10.25.2003 ::
:: RE Iraq ::
From Reuters UK:
Thousands protest Iraq policy in U.S
By Niala Boodhoo
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Thousands have rallied in Washington to protest U.S. policy in Iraq, the first major demonstration since President George W. Bush declared an end to major combat in the war on Iraq.
"We need to make President Bush realise that our children are being killed," Fernando de Solar Suarez said on Saturday at a rally near the Washington Monument, where the crowd later planned to march to the White House.
Suarez's son, a Marine, was killed in Iraq on March 27.
Guerrillas fighting the U.S.-led occupation have killed 108 U.S. soldiers since May 1, when Bush declared major combat in Iraq over.
Peace activists, many carrying placards, said increasing concerns about casualties in Iraq have spurred the U.S. anti-war movement back into action after months of relative quiet. "Iraq=Vietnam," one placard read. "Money for Jobs, not for War," said another.
posted by me
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