Thursday, May 14

San Francisco protesters heckle, dress and bend over backwards for peace

SAN FRANCISCO ““ Yoga for peace? Only in San Francisco. Billing the conflict with Iraq as “The war to end all peace,” hundreds of peace activists moved through downtown San Francisco on Monday, performing everything from building sit-ins to Buddhist chants to curbside yoga in voicing their displeasure at a United States-led war in Iraq. Read more...


Aid arrives in Iraq; officials expect extended conflict

United States and allied forces are being met with stiff resistance on their way toward Baghdad and President Bush is warning of the possibility of extended conflict in Iraq, but not all news is grim: the first sizable relief convoy rolled into Iraq Wednesday, despite sandstorms and continued fighting. Read more...






Hussein given 48 hours

“The diplomatic window has closed.” White House Statement, released early Monday President Bush announced the end of diplomacy between the United States and Iraq on Monday night, demanding Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein flee the country within 48 hours or face war. Read more...