Battle LinesBattle Lines is an ongoing Web log (blog) dedicated to providing a broad perspective on the latest news and developments from the war in Iraq. Response and suggestions are welcomed.<p> Tom Brown has been an editor, reporter and software analyst for The Seattle Times for 20 years.Everybody loves a winner- (Found July 11, 2008 ) Now that the war is practically over, British voters have suddenly decided it was a good idea after all. Support...http://blog.seattletimes.nwsource.com/iraq/tombrown/archives/000816.html More impressions from Tikrit- (Found July 11, 2008 ) The Washington Post reports that in much of the rest of Iraq, larger-than-life portraits of Saddam Hussein have been smashed,...http://blog.seattletimes.nwsource.com/iraq/tombrown/archives/000817.html Europeans want more U.N. participation- (Found July 11, 2008 ) The Guardian reports that "amid widespread anti-war protests on the streets of Athens, EU leaders meeting to sign a landmark...http://blog.seattletimes.nwsource.com/iraq/tombrown/archives/000818.html Is it over yet- (Found July 11, 2008 ) President Bush said today that Saddam Hussein's regime has "passed into history". But he didn't actually declare victory -- yet....http://blog.seattletimes.nwsource.com/iraq/tombrown/archives/000819.html Conspiracy theories- (Found July 11, 2008 ) (posted by Katherine Long) Was the fall of Baghdad part of a secret deal between the United States and the...http://blog.seattletimes.nwsource.com/iraq/tombrown/archives/000820.html Baghdad reality check- (Found July 11, 2008 ) (posted by Katherine Long) Reporters on Baghdad streets are sizing up the city's condition a week after it fell to...http://blog.seattletimes.nwsource.com/iraq/tombrown/archives/000821.html Cultural advisors quit over antiquities issue- (Found July 11, 2008 ) (posted by Katherine Long) Reuters is reporting that two cultural advisers to the Bush administration have resigned in protest over...http://blog.seattletimes.nwsource.com/iraq/tombrown/archives/000823.html Where are the weapons- (Found July 11, 2008 ) (posted by Katherine Long) A thousand soldiers in Iraq are now helping to search for chemical weapons. But so far...http://blog.seattletimes.nwsource.com/iraq/tombrown/archives/000824.html Dispatches- (Found July 11, 2008 ) (posted by Katherine Long) It's no longer war, but it's not yet peace. There's more good reporting today from reporters...http://blog.seattletimes.nwsource.com/iraq/tombrown/archives/000828.html The irony of freedom- (Found July 11, 2008 ) (posted by Katherine Long) The mood continues to shift in Baghdad, where tens of thousands of Iraqi muslims demonstrated against...http://blog.seattletimes.nwsource.com/iraq/tombrown/archives/000829.html |