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Jens 'n' Frens
Idle thoughts of a relatively libertarian Republican in Cambridge, MA, and whomever he invites. Mostly political.
"A strong conviction that something must be done is the parent of many bad measures."
-- Daniel Webster
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Thursday, April 03, 2003 :::
I'm learning quite a bit at the Command Post. For example:
- Self-flagellation is common at Shi'ite funerals, and was banned under Saddam, presumably for competing with a state monopoly. In Umm Qasr, they're doing it again.
- It isn't quite "Iraqis killing Iraqis", but the Iraqi Red Crescent is refusing humanitarian aid from Jordan for no apparent reason.
- The Christian Science Monitor has an article about the prospects for arabic democracy.
- A pick-up soccer game between Iraqi civilians and British marines ended in a 9-3 Iraqi victory. Even considering the home-field advantage, I'd have picked marines over civilians, even if the marines weren't British. Oh -- a lot of the Iraqis appear to be fans of top English footballer David Beckham.
::: posted by Steven at 10:10 PM
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