Several interesting Iraq-related articles

An article on how American soldiers went into the war ill prepared, how junior officers have shown remarkable ingenuity and iniative, and how, surprisingly, the higher brass is not standing in their way:
http://tinyurl.com/5clxd

Two articles on conscientious objectors:
http://tinyurl.com/3rzw3
http://tinyurl.com/55b9l

Thank you for these, and for Alternet; I fear another addiction in the making....

You are welcome. I prefer AlterNet to MoveOn or InTheseTimes myself (though I read them too occasionally and receive e-mail alerts from all three) - wider choice of themes and less froth on the mouth (as we say in Croatian).

For our less 'liberal' friends here: there's even a Bill Gates' article in the new issue of AlterNet (which is kind of understandable, given the huge amount Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation spends on education improvement in NW USA).