Update: I was obviously wrong here.

I have no real evidence to back this claim. What is known, however, is that someone in Iraq's top circles must have sold out Saddam Hussein in our "decapitation attack". al-Sahaf is the Iraqi Information Minister and I happened to be watching some late night war coverage last night when I caught part of a 20 minute press conference that he led.

First, I must say, I was quite astonished that MSNBC would give an open microphone to the dissident remnants of our enemy. While it was strange to see a full-out press conference, complete with 20 news microphones, given by an Iraqi official, it was stranger given his rather temperate rhetoric. Sure, he called Bush a murderer and a criminal and denied our success stories as propoganda, but at times he seemed almost comical, mocking our technological prowess. He made no claims that Americans had killed any Iraqi civilians and, when asked, flatly stated that Iraqis had been unable to capture any American POWs. While he made repeated claims that we had wounded 207 Iraqi civilians, it never went any further than that. Where was the great Satan propoganda?

Continuing my music blogging for today, it looks like The Dead will be playing Austin on July 4th. I'm not familiar at all with Two River Canyon Amphitheatre, but apparently, its in Spicewood, TX.

Perhaps someone can fill me in, but I hear that Two River is South Park Meadow's replacement and that it's supposedly really cool. I think this event might be part of the Willie Nelson 4th of July Picnic.

Phish is going back to Limestone, Maine, this August to have a festival. Previously they've held "The Great Went" and "Lemonwheel" on the Loring Airforce Base and it seems like its on again. Here's the news link.