It was front page news around the world from what I can tell at Google News. However, it wasn't even mentioned on the national network news. Nor was the news that US Senate unanimously passed the defense appropriations bill, which included another $25 billion for the war, which everyone agrees is just pocket change to get them through the November election, when it is expected there will be another request for $50 billion.

And it passed without a debate, I might add.

This, despite the fact that the majority of Americans now believe going to Iraq was a mistake.

But don't tell Dubya or John Kerry that...