War and Peace
Everyone interested in what's happening right now in Iraq should read Salam Pax's blog. The pictures take forever to come up, but they're fascinating. There's one shocking passage - with pictures - about how every Iraqi (44 in total) who approached a US Army checkpoint during a sandstorm got killed on a particular day after there had been some suicide attacks. What makes it so appalling is how matter-of-fact and laconic Salam's description is - "[They made] the mistake of getting near the Shamia checkpoint on a day when the US army was having a bit of a mood."

This isn't a condemnation of the US Army on my part - I was once a soldier too - because I can understand their feelings and motives. But this is why we shouldn't kid ourselves about what really goes on in wartime.