CONFEDERATE DOWN UNDER:

Distracting lies muddy the ground before the missiles start flying (Tony Horwitz, March 6 2003, Sydney Morning Herald)

Truth, it's often noted, is the first casualty of war. This time isn't any different, even though a shot has yet to be fired. Here's a reality check on some of the whoppers circulating in the lead-up to conflict.

You'll find no better portrait of how anti-human Saddam Hussein's Iraq is than Mr. Horwitz's Baghdad Without a Map. Posted by Orrin Judd at March 6, 2003 12:09 PM