“A faith-by-faith guide to where the major religious denominations stand on war with Iraq.

Click on the group’s name or the check mark for more information about its Iraq position and related statements and articles.” BeliefNet [via Walker]

Devastating ‘Get Your War On’ sequence from last week. This guy is a national treasure.

Media face difficult call on reporters in war zone: ‘Defense Department officials have launched a quiet campaign in recent weeks to clear reporters out of Baghdad, issuing warnings that suggest an Iraqi conflict would be far more intense than the 1991 gulf war.

“If your template is Desert Storm, you’ve got to imagine something much, much different,” Gen. Richard Myers, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told reporters recently. “I think that I would just be very, very careful about how you do your business. It’s not going to be like 1991.” ‘ Chicago Tribune

Air Force Base Authorizes ‘deadly Force’ Against Trespassing Protesters: “Security forces at Vandenberg Air Force Base are allowed to use “deadly force” in some cases if any anti-war demonstrators infiltrate the military complex, officials said.

Some anti-war activists have announced plans to trespass in hopes of disturbing Vandenberg’s mission and to vandalize sensitive equipment they believe helps the war effort.” Tampa Bay Online Are we headed for an early Kent State scenario in resistance to the Iraq War?

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When you say “black box”, the crash data recorder retrieved after airline disasters immediately comes to mind.

So, it may come as a surprise to learn that millions of cars and trucks are also equipped with a similar device imbedded (sic) deep in the airbag module. Boston Channel

There has been a lot of talk about mobile phone safety, but it has largely focused on distraction while driving as well as the possibility that cell phone use might cause health problems.

But now there’s another reason to be concerned. Mobile phones in Japan and Europe have been linked to harassment and sexual exploitation of both children and adults. — Larry Magid, PCAnswer

Cashier’s checks, Iraqi plea add two new flavors to old story: Two new flavors of the age-old Nigerian e-mail scam are making the rounds, and at least one of them appears to be gaining traction. Hundreds of victims have recently fallen for a variation that plays upon people’s misunderstanding about how bank cashier’s checks work. Meanwhile, other scammers are trying to take advantage of heightened interest in Iraq, posing as frightened Iraqis trying to move money out of that country before hostilities begin. The scam also took a deadly turn last month, when a victim in the Czech Republic allegedly shot and killed a Nigerian diplomat after losing his life savings to the scam. MSNBC

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