Not a pretty picture
Thanks for joining us for this first post of the fall blogging season. While we were out relaxing in the mountains, the news continued, so let's catch up on some of it now.
First, the war in Iraq. Please see our Question of the Week over there on the left, and please add your opinion to the poll.
Meanwhile, here are some more opinions on the same subject:
Abdel-Aziz al-Hakim, speaking at the funeral of his assassinated brother, Ayatollah Mohammed Baqir al-Hakim, lashed out at the U.S. and called for the Americans to leave Iraq.
U.S. Army Lt. Gen. William "Scott" Wallace, now back from Iraq, talks about the new "Center for Army Lessons Learned."
The Washington Post offers a roundup of foreign opinion on Iraq and what we should do now.
Al-jazeera offers a roundup of Arab opinion on the same subject.
In other news, two of the names that made news earlier this year are teaming up: former prisoner of war Jessica Lynch and former New York Times reporter Rick Bragg will be working together on a book, "I Am A Soldier, Too: The Jessica Lynch Story." Lynch got a medical discharge from the Army last week; Bragg was let go by The Times earlier this year after questions arose about his use of uncredited freelance reporters and datelines from places he hadn't been to. Since Lynch apparently does not remember much of her ordeal, it's surprising that former Times reporter Jayson Blair, fired for making stuff up, wasn't brought in on the project. Lynch and Bragg will share a $1 million advance, but any royalties would go to her.
Finally, as if we all didn't have more than enough to worry about, last week scientists discovered an asteroid that might hit the earth on March 21, 2014. The chances of the asteroid's hitting earth are about 909,000 to 1, which is better odds than the lottery but still not very likely.
posted by Janet Dagley Dagley @5:44 PM
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