April 5-6  2003  WEEKEND EDITION Zelda Morgan - Sunday Edition click here

Groups Critical of Islam Are Waiting to Aid Iraq
By LAURIE GOODSTEIN - NYTIMES 4-5-03
  Two evangelical Christian organizations whose leaders have outspokenly denounced the Islamic faith are among the aid groups waiting at Iraq's borders to take humanitarian relief — and a Gospel message — to a nation whose people are predominantly Muslim.
  The situation presents a dilemma for the Bush administration, which does not want to alienate its strong Christian evangelical constituency but cannot afford to have the war in Iraq perceived as a crusade to Christianize a Muslim nation.
 

How Fox is winning the war
Fort Lauderdale Sun Sentinel, FL -By Steve Johnson
Tribune television critic 4-5-03
Take dollops of news by comely correspondents, and toss it atop a main dish of attitude led by charismatic, right-leaning hosts

Baptism pool lures grimy soldiers
Chaplain cleanses troops' souls and bodies at same time
MEG LAUGHLIN
Knight Ridder
CAMP BUSHMASTER, Iraq - "It's simple. They want water. I have it, as long as they agree to get baptized," he said.And agree they do. Every day, soldiers take the plunge for the Lord and come up clean for the first time in weeks.

Today's cartoon was inspired by the hatred the unrighteous right has for liberals and Democrats ( liberal or not).  The vitriolic pap that is spread on the airwaves made me wonder that if there was a shortage of blood, I'd bet the ranch it would be given to "compassionate conservatives" first.

 

Zelda Morgan - ALL HAT NO CATTLE WAR CORRESPONDENT     "When we drink with Jesus, we neeeeever eeeeeeverr, driiiink alooooone." Anita Cole-Beer sang at the opening, cocktail* reception for a new corporation in Clinton. MS... WorldDom.     SO HOW WAS CHURCH?  SUNDAY EDITION                    SEEN ON:          Let's have some interactive fun! *Who knows the origins of the word "cocktail"?  or  Email Zelda at zeldamorgan@yahoo.com

 Battle over Iraq's postwar future emerging
Sacramento Bee, CA - 4-5-03
... Bush faces differences inside his administration -- especially between Powell and Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld -- and with European allies over the makeup of an interim Iraqi government and the role of the United Nations in postwar Iraq. ...

The American Military Man

The average age of the military man is 19 years.

He is a short haired, tight-muscled kid who, under normal circumstances is considered by society as half man, half boy. Not yet dry behind the ears, not old enough to buy a beer, but old enough to die for his country.
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"The big debate right now is if Saddam is alive or dead. He's dead, then he's alive, then dead, then alive. It's just confusing. Today they showed videotape, and Saddam was speaking at his own funeral." —David Letterman

I hope current historians record events better than the current media.

Thanks to Erich Mangl - my Austrian pal

What do you all think?  Should I switch logos?

GOOD NEWS:

Iraqi lawyer's role in Jessica Lynch rescue is pure heroism
Arizona Republic, AZ - 4-5-03
... Mohammed," the 32-year-old Iraqi lawyer who - at enormous personal risk to himself
and his family - tipped off American forces where American POW Jessica Lynch ...
       RI relatives of Jessica Lynch grateful for her rescue - WTNH
       Foes of women in combat crawl out of the woodwork - Chicago Sun Times
       Exclusive : Lynch Rescue ‘ Was a Perfect Operation ’ - Arab News

NASA Posts New Mars Images

Fri April 4, 2003 23:01 PM
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Sand dunes that look like the scales of a giant fish and rare, wispy clouds are among more than 11,000 new images of Mars posted on the Internet, NASA said on Friday.

Check out the happy face -- caused by meteors according to NASA.