Duane's Radio WeblogComments on events from the perspective of a liberal, gay, vegetarian, atheist, computer programmer, avid reader, and runner.(Untitled)- August 26, 2003 Death Count: 277 US, 43 British Reuters reported that "U.S. Central Command said a U.S. soldier was killed on Tuesday in an attack with an improvised bomb on a military convoy near the town of Hamariyah." See: Postwar U.S. Iraq Deaths Exceed Toll During Warhttp://blogs.salon.com/0001947/2003/08/26.html#a163 (Untitled)- August 13, 2003 Death Count: 261 US, 43 British, 14 Journalists, 1 US Civilian Contractor The Associated Press reported that "A U.S. soldier was killed and another was wounded when their convoy hit a roadside bomb 15 miles south of Saddam Hussein's hometown of Tikrit on Wednesday." Also, "A U.S. soldier was killed while riding in a Humvee in Ramadi Tuesday, a site of frequent attacks on American troops 60 miles west of Baghdad. A U.S. military spokesman said the convoy was hit by three roadside bombs wired...http://blogs.salon.com/0001947/2003/08/13.html#a162 (Untitled)- August 8, 2003 Death Count: 257 US, 43 British, 14 Journalists, 1 US Civilian Contractor Reuters reported that "A U.S. soldier died after suffering a gunshot wound while on guard duty in Baghdad."http://blogs.salon.com/0001947/2003/08/08.html#a161 (Untitled)- August 8, 2003 Official Death Count: 256 US, 43 British The Associated Press reported that "As of Thursday, Aug. 7, 256 U.S. soldiers have died since the beginning of military operations in Iraq, according to the military. The British government has reported 43 deaths."http://blogs.salon.com/0001947/2003/08/08.html#a160 (Untitled)- August 6, 2003 Episcopal Church Ratifies Gay Bishop The New York Times reports that "the Episcopal Church approved the election of its first openly gay bishop" by an affirmative vote of 62 of 107 diocesan bishops. This historic event was accompanied by predictions of opponents that it will split the church. Similar dire predictions were made at the time of the ratification of the first woman bishop. "I remember well the dire predictions made at the time of my election consent process," Barbara Harris...http://blogs.salon.com/0001947/2003/08/05.html#a159 (Untitled)- August 5, 2003 Death Count: 247 US, 38 British, 14 Journalists, 1 US Civilian Contractor The Associated Press reported that "An American civilian contractor was killed Tuesday when a remote-control bomb exploded under the truck he was driving north of Tikrit." See: U.S. civilian contractor killed in Iraq Also, "Two 1st Armored Division soldiers were killed Wednesday evening in a small arms firefight in Baghdad. One soldier died at the scene; the other died later from wounds received." See A Look at U.S...http://blogs.salon.com/0001947/2003/08/05.html#a158 (Untitled)- August 2, 2003 Vatican Wants the Government to Promote Religion It is insane that Christianity in the Third Millennium is still obsessed with sex as if it were the worst problem of mankind and the greatest of evils--so great that the Church feels the need to try to control it in considerable detail. The Vatican has lately published a document on same-sex marriage: "Considerations Regarding Proposals to Give Legal Recognition to Unions between Homosexual Persons." The motive of this paper is to persuade...http://blogs.salon.com/0001947/2003/08/02.html#a157 |