Blog archives
War stories in our blog
9/11: Iraq erased from 'War on Terror'?
September 10, 2011
When remembering 9/11, are soldiers who died in Operation Iraqi Freedom to be counted among the casualties of the War on Terror?
Censorship: Nations would outlaw ideas, Twitter as cyber war weapons
September 23, 2010
Russia has reportedly been building support since 1998 for an international treaty to outlaw “information terrorism” and “ideological aggression” via the Internet.
Stephen Colbert reports from Iraq this week
June 8, 2009
‘The Colbert Report’ should be especially good this week, with Stephen Colbert on location in Baghdad, Iraq.
GQ magazine shows Bible quotes on Rumsfeld-era Pentagon documents
May 18, 2009
Apart from the issues raised by perverting holy scripture to perfume a rotten war, some horrific graphic design decisions are on display.
Sacrificed lives
December 8, 2007
It is too easy to forget that every military casualty was a life now missing from other lives.
'The War' -- WWII movie by Ken Burns on PBS
September 26, 2007
An excellent documentary, resulting from years of searching and assembly.
Magazines and coffee beans
June 15, 2007
Sure, they’re obsolete — but magazine are still fun to read and offer depth.
Keith Olbermann's 'Special Comment' on Condoleezza Rice
February 27, 2007
The Secretary of State’s deformed analogy rings the special bell in the commentator’s head.
Movie review: 'Brothers' (2004)
August 18, 2006
Fine directing and performances turn an ordinary script into a good movie.
Zarqawi: Mastermind or numbskull?
May 5, 2006
The US has put a lot of effort into portraying Abu Musab al-Zarqawi as a fearsome adversary. Now they expose him as an idiot.
