Happy Birthday Mom (Happy Thanksgiving Everyone)

Chicago Jazz Documentarian Self-Immolates

Pitchfork
Chicago Reader

Wansan Park and Jeonju Hyanggyo

Military Times Demand Rumsfeld Be Fired

The weekly news publications for each branch of the American Armed Services have called for Secretary of Defense, Donald Rumsfeld, to be fired. Every retired US general as far back as George Washington has demanded this man's pink slip. This is as close to a military coup as the US can get. (Note: All these links show the same story except the last link which is the Department of Defense response to said article.)

Army Times
Navy Times
Air Force Times
Marine Corps Times

DoD Response

Seoul's Soul.

Saddam Hussein Verdict

I'm not sure if any of you've been following the court proceeding in this trial, but since late August it has been speculated that the verdict would arrive in October. Well, October is behind us and still no suprise. Here's the suprise; the verdict is scheduled for November 5th, just 2 days before the midterm elections. Look for Monday's headlines to read something like "Guilty: Just In Time To Save GOP." I felt a little sick when i read this little blurb on BBC.co.uk because I had read about this a few months back in a NYTimes article. Now today Reuters is reporting the same information. Perhaps this is why Rove and the gang are so confident going into the home stretch.