World Socialists, one of the unsung sites on the web, takes a sharp view of Bush's press conference display:

According to an old adage, even lies should make some sense. This is a rule that the president of the United States—for reasons that are principally political but also partly neurological—is unable to observe. The political aims of the Bush administration require such a blatant and continuous falsification of reality that all connection is lost between what the president says and what masses of people generally perceive. The lies of the administration necessarily assume, therefore, a grotesque “in your face” character. The full story...

Wars are simply too big, too diffuse to follow wholly. Sometimes it's better to focus on a single issue. As we wait for the Iraq war to begin, the woes it will mean for archaeological world present themselves as things to follow in detail. The UK Guardian and the NYT first mentioned this aspect, Now World Socialists is noticing it:

The Archaeological Institute of America (AIA), the leading professional association for archaeologists in North America, has issued a statement expressing its “profound concern about the potential for damage to monuments, sites, antiquities, and cultural institutions as a result of war.” The statement calls on “all countries” to respect the terms of the 1954 Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict, which the United States signed, but did not ratify. Full story...