Posted 12:17 PM by Blah blah

Military outlines plan for fast and furious fight (USA Today).
Expansion of U.S. air power will stun Iraqis (AP).
Commando force poised to track and kill Saddam (USA Today). How the hunt might happen.

Read Salam Pax's blog from Baghdad! It will take time to load because thousands are reading him now. He tells it like it is, man. Aerial photo of Baghdad, from space.

I posted Salam Pax's entire entry from March 19th here on RBJ, for faster loading. Very eye-opening.

A sad day for diplomats worldwide. All their work---down the drain. Negative Views of U.S. Are Increasing in Europe, Poll Finds (NY Times): "Every nation surveyed wanted to recast the partnership between the United States and Western Europe to grant Europeans more independence in determining their security and foreign policy. The poll also underscored the extent to which the few governments allied with Washington, particularly Britain and Spain, are bucking the sentiments of their own people. Mr. Bush came in for special criticism from Europeans."

Sigh. More spying news. I really hope it's not the U.S. government. Please, Condoleezza Rice! Say it ain't so. Spy Devices Found at European Headquarters (NY Times): "The European Union has uncovered a bugging operation aimed at 5 of its 15 member countries, the organization said today....Two years ago, the European Parliament investigated reports that an American-led global electronic eavesdropping network had spied on Europe's business community. Its report found no concrete evidence that the network, dubbed Echelon, had been used in commercial espionage against European companies." Echelon is what was possibly used in the U.N. Security Council spying scandal a few weeks ago.