And So It Begins

"Non-violence is not inaction.
It is not discussion.
It is not for the timid or weak...
Non-violence is hard work.
It is the willingness to sacrifice.
It is the patience to win."
Cesar Chavez

"Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster."
Friedrich Nietzsche

"Never, never, never believe any war will be smooth and easy, or that anyone who embarks on the strange voyage can measure the tides and hurricanes he will encounter. The statesman who yields to war fever must realize that once the signal is given, he is no longer the master of policy but the slave of unforeseeable and uncontrollable events."
Sir Winston Churchill
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Here are sites covering the war:

Mainstream Media
Guardian
BBC
NY Times
Washington Post
MSNBC
CNN

Blogs
The Agonist
Keeping a comprehensive time line. I don't know how long he will be able to keep it up.
daily KOS
Commentary
Where is Raed ?
A Blog from Baghdad.
Kevin Sites
A CNN correspondent, in Iraq, with a blog. No new enties in the last few days, though.

What happened to "Shock and Awe"?

After repeated boasts about "shock and awe" and MOABs and locus swarms and other horrific things soon the befall Iraq, the US has announced it is holding back that part of the campaign. This is kind of odd, since Bush promised that the armed forces would be allowed to prosecute their war unrestrained by political concerns.

Yeah, yeah, Bush was lying. But the fact of the matter is a major part of the invasion plan is now on hold. Why?
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Iraqis start blowing oil wells

Iraq has supposedly begun blowing oil wells, with at least three reported burning near Basra. The press is playing this as economic sabotage from a spiteful Saddam, but there are military reasons for blowing the wells.
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Pockets of resistance unfolding

Last night, I was just speculating to myself. Today, Reuters confirms my suspicions.

By combining public optimism, a dearth of operational detail and carefully controlled news images of rapidly advancing troops, the allies aim to intimidate and befuddle the Iraqis.

But while the world watches American armored columns race deep into the country, other, messier operations are likely to be unfolding out of the public eye.
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(...) 2 more hours untill the B52's get to Iraq.

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