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Each day in Iraq a new savagery is committed by terrorists: roadside bombings, kidnappings, beheadings, and mutilation. Most recently, two U.S. soldiers were captured in an insurgency stronghold, tortured and beheaded. In that madness, the American military now is faced with a problem that may seem like a perversion of reality–that is, dealing with allegations that in some instances its own troops are using barbaric means to kill Iraqis and detainees in the three-year-old conflict. But the political and propaganda implications are enormous, and the military is taking it very seriously–and stirring up pained reactions in the process.
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 outlaws racial discrimination. I supported the act in 1964, and I support it now. But it appears that some large segments of the legal profession disagree. They're urging others to violate the act, in the name of "diversity."
With Jill Carroll's account of her kidnapping in Iraq while working as a freelance reporter expected to be published soon, a number of foreign editors spoke with me recently about how the young woman's terrifying experience early this year has affected their use of independent correspondents in the increasingly dangerous country.
AP - The annual cost of replacing, repairing and upgrading Army equipment in Iraq and Afghanistan is expected to more than triple next year to more than $17 billion, according to Army documents obtained by the Associated Press.
AP - Sen. John McCain thought he had a deal when President Bush, faced with a veto-proof margin in Congress, agreed to sign a bill banning the torture of detainees. Not quite. While Bush signed the new law, he also quietly approved another document: a signing statement reserving his right to ignore the law. McCain was furious, and so were other lawmakers.
AP - The United States wants to close the prison at Guantanamo Bay but needs assurances that detainees won't pose a security risk or face torture when they're sent to other countries, a senior U.S. State Department official said Monday.
Two floors of an Elks' Club in Clinton, Missouri, collapsed late Monday, injuring at least 11 people, according to witnesses and a hospital spokeswoman.
Two Navy F-18 fighters collided late Monday morning on a training exercise over Fort Hunter Liggett, California, leaving one pilot dead, the Navy said.
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