Duane's Radio WeblogComments on events from the perspective of a liberal, gay, vegetarian, atheist, computer programmer, avid reader, and runner.(Untitled)- July 29, 2003 Death Count: 245 US, 38 British, 14 Journalists The Associated Press reported that "In downtown Baghdad, one U.S. soldier was killed and three were injured Monday when an attacker dropped a grenade from an overpass onto a convoy." Also, "In a separate incident, a U.S. soldier was killed in a vehicle accident near the southern city of Nasiriyah. Another soldier was injured in the accident." See: Two more U.S. soldiers die in Iraq The New York Times reported that "An explosion today Thursday.http://blogs.salon.com/0001947/2003/07/29.html#a156 (Untitled)- July 24, 2003 Death Count: 240 US, 38 British, 14 Journalists Reuters reported that "Three U.S. soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division operating in northern Iraq were killed in a rifle and grenade attack Thursday." See: U.S. Soldiers Killed in Area where Saddam Sons Died On Saturday, Reuters reported that "Three U.S. soldiers were killed while guarding a children's hospital near Baghdad...four other soldiers from the 4th Infantry Division were wounded in the grenade attack in Baquba." See: Three...http://blogs.salon.com/0001947/2003/07/24.html#a155 (Untitled)- July 23, 2003 ACLU Uses Lawrence vs Texas to Bolster Its Case Against Florida Adoption Ban The ACLU has filed a supplemental brief to support its argument that Florida's ban on gay adoption is unconstitutional. The brief argues that the Supreme Court's decision in Lawrence vs Texas completely undermines Florida's arguments for banning gay adoption because those arguments are based on nothing more than moral disapproval of gay people, which the Supreme Court has said cannot be the sole basis for such a law..http://blogs.salon.com/0001947/2003/07/23.html#a154 (Untitled)- July 23, 2003 Death Count: 232 US, 38 British, 14 Journalists Reuters reported that "one soldier was killed and seven wounded when two vehicles hit a mine near the northern town of Mosul." "In a separate ambush, another soldier was killed and two wounded when their convoy was attacked near the restive town of Ramadi, west of Baghdad." See: Two U.S. Soldiers Killed After Death of Saddam Sonshttp://blogs.salon.com/0001947/2003/07/23.html#a153 (Untitled)- July 23, 2003 Incompetent Aide Said Responsible for State of the Union The Bush administration couldn't get the public to swallow the story that George Tenet was to blame for the lies in the President's State of the Union Address. So now they are trying to get us to believe it was all the fault of Stephen Hadley, deputy national security adviser. According to this new story, Tenet made Hadley remove the statement about Saddam seeking uranium from Africa from a presidential speech in early October. The..http://blogs.salon.com/0001947/2003/07/23.html#a152 (Untitled)- July 22, 2003 Death Count: 230 US, 38 British, 14 Journalists Reuters reported that "A U.S. soldier was killed and another wounded Tuesday when their convoy was hit by a rocket-propelled grenade and small arms fire northwest of Baghdad." See: American Soldier Killed in Latest Attack in Iraq The Associated Press reported that "A U.S. soldier was killed and another wounded Tuesday in an ambush along a dangerous road north of Baghdad in the Sunni Triangle." See: Ambush Kills U.S. Soldier Near Baghdadhttp://blogs.salon.com/0001947/2003/07/22.html#a151 (Untitled)- July 20, 2003 Death Count: 228 US, 38 British, 14 Journalists The Associated Press reported that "Two soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division were killed and another wounded early Sunday when their convoy came under rocket-propelled grenade and small arms fire in northern Iraq." See: Two U.S. Soldiers Killed in Northern Iraqhttp://blogs.salon.com/0001947/2003/07/20.html#a150 |