iraq
Salam's back (and me as well) Paid Members Public
In case you haven’t noticed, Salam Pax, the now famous Iraqi blogger is back. Well, at least his posts are. His internet access appears to be marginal to non-existent, and he’s resorted to e-mailing a month’s worth of blogs to a friend in the US. It looks
Fashion, war and taste Paid Members Public
I have a major interest in women’s fashion. Now, there’s an incriminating statement. I feel that I should explain further. I have inherited from my father a keen interest in women’s clothes on women. I just want to be clear about that. This means I read fashion
ITN journalist Terry Lloyd killed in Iraq Paid Members Public
I have no idea how widely this is being reported in the US, so I thought I’d post it here: ITN news journalist Terry Lloyd is dead [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/2878777.stm], quite possible killed by “friendly fire [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/
Bombs Fall Like Rain Paid Members Public
Waking up to the news that we’re bombing Iraq (well, more than we usually do) is not exactly the best way to start the day. I have to stop using Radio 4 as my morning alarm. I cope with war news much better after coffee and toast.
A response, of sorts Paid Members Public
All over the web, you’ll find people posting that they don’t know anyone who supports the War on Iraq [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2003/03/19/npoll19.xml&sSheet=/news/2003/03/19/ixnewstop.html] . This recent opinion poll seems to
The journalists who stayed in Baghdad, and those who left Paid Members Public
Here’s an interesting titbit from today’s Snowmail [http://www.channel4.com/news/snowmail/], a useful little daily e-mail that Channel 4 news sends out every afternoon. This is from Lindsey Hilsum, their reporter in Baghdad. > I don’t know the exact numbers, but I think about half
One less Cook to spoil the broth Paid Members Public
For any Americans not paying attention, we’ve lost a cabinet minister [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/2858957.stm] from the government over the decision to abandon the UN route to disarmament. Oh, and he’s making some serious political mileage out of it, too. This
