Today is the 4 year anniversary of the famous President Bush speech declaring, "Mission Accomplished" in Iraq.

I don't think there is really anything else I need to say about this. For an up-to-date death count in Iraq click here.

An angry group of activists ranging in age from 13 to 24 broke the front window to a US Army Recruiting Center on Milwaukee's eastside on Monday night. The group disagrees with the US-led war in Iraq and apparently wanted to make a statement. Nine adults and three minors were arrested for their role in the vandalism.

A lively discussion about the event and tactics used can by found at indymedia. The site has some illicit language.

No more bombs over Baghdad?
US Army General David Petraeus has said that there is no military solution to the problems in Iraq. General Petraeus is the second US Army General in charge in Iraq to determine that military induced-violence is not the answer that Iraq needs.

"There is no military solution to a problem like that in Iraq. Military action is necessary to help improve security... but it is not sufficient. There needs to be a political aspect...” said General Petraeus.

Perhaps now Congress can take action on the horrible mess that little Georgie got us into?

Will Iowa become the next state to include LGBT people into the state’s non-discrimination policy? “Our state’s civil rights code has a glaring omission – our LGBT community is not protected. We know that gays and lesbians are discriminated against in our society, and they currently have no recourse or protection under the law. This simply is unacceptable,” said the Lt. Governor Patty Judge. “Discrimination and intolerance have no place in our society, and that is why the Governor and I are supporting this simple, yet inclusive, change to our civil rights code.”

According to the National Gay & Lesbian Task Force there are currently 17 states that include sexual orientation in non-discrimination policies and only 9 also include gender identity and expression.