MNF Iraq
CAMP ECHO, Iraq — Soldiers from Multi-National Divison Central-South conducted Operation COBWEB to find and capture anti-Iraqi forces in the north part of Wasit province from May 6 – 10.Soldiers from the 1st Polish Brigade Combat Team, the 8th Iraqi Division and the 19th Iraqi Brigade participated in this operation. As a result of [...]
May 30th, 2005
Good News from IraqCentcomBAGHDAD, Iraq ‘ Task Force Baghdad units nabbed 15 terror suspects during six early-morning raids conducted throughout Baghdad on May 22. One of the raids, in central Baghdad, netted two suspected terrorists and $6 million dollars in US currency.Later in the day, an Iraqi citizen told Iraqi Soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 1st [...]
May 27th, 2005
Ripped off the pages of no known newspaper, here are some stories that are not true, but could be.French Vote to Join UAWIn a surprise move, a massive write-in vote by the French has made the nation a local of the United Auto Workers. Asked in a referendum to approve or reject the European Union [...]
May 26th, 2005
Democrat & ChronicleShortly after President Bush finished his talk about Social Security, he took the time to meet with the families of two area servicemen killed in Iraq. Lance Cpl. Brian Schramm, 22, of Greece, was hit by shrapnel in October; Spc. Matthew Koch, 23, of Henrietta, was killed by a bomb that detonated near [...]
Child pr0n priest Micky Volino has entered a plea of guilty to one count of pocessing. He’s been living in the area with a local family since the monastery near Elmira he was supposed to retreat to did not have a phone, to be used with the ankle bracelet monitor. Volino is being represented by [...]
This woman is all over the rightwing blogs, in an ad. I don’t know who she is, but she makes a great advertising model.Yowser! She’s part of an ad campaign for Right-Wing Stuff at Cafe Press. The ad points out that a woman’s tee should be designed to fit differently than a man’s tee.I have [...]
May 25th, 2005
Good News from IraqWeekly Update [PDF file]Electricity load served last week increased significantly to an average of 92,500 MWh, with several power plants coming back online. Hours of available power likewise increased to 9.9 hours in Baghdad and 9.0 hours countrywide. Peak capacity is above pre-war levels and is expected to increase into the summer [...]
Hard to believe 1200 people. The church doesn’t look that big and the news reports didn’t seem to show that many. But, I was over freezing with the diehards, not with the comfortables.R NewsMore than 1,200 people gathered in downtown Rochester to protest President Bush’s social security plan.A rally was held inside and outside of [...]
Man with Girl’s Name Appointed PM
May 31st, 2005
BBCDominique de Villepin has been named as France’s new prime minister, following the country’s rejection of the EU constitution in Sunday’s referendum.How could the French President appoint a man as Prime Minister who is so patently anti-American? This is not at all helpful for Franco-American relations. de Villepin’s immoderate use of language about the United [...]
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