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But Droz, a key witness in the ongoing debate over Kerry's service record, is missing from it, killed in a rocket attack in Vietnam in April 1969 days after Kerry returned home. While Droz cannot defend Kerry, his widow, Judith Droz Keyes, said she feels she must. She said she is confident that her husband would defend both Kerry's record in Vietnam and his antiwar activism. "John Kerry was a good friend, and a loyal friend to my late husband," she said in a telephone interview from her office in San Francisco. "My husband isn't here to speak, and all...

A policeman has been set on fire as anti-Iraq war protests erupted into a riot outside the EU summit in Athens.Around 30 demonstrators were arrested after a mob broke away from a peaceful anti-war rally of 5,000 people and attacked police in the Greek capital.Police responded by firing tear gas and chasing hooded protesters though the narrow streets.Another group of protesters threw red paint at riot police, about 300 metres away from where leaders from across Europe gathered to confirm the enlargement of the group.Demonstrators set fire to banks in central Athens and smashed windows.Outside the British Embassy, youths tore...

The following is my email to Professor Nicholas De Genova of Columbia University who was quoted in the New York Post as wishing a "million Mogadishus" on American servicement in Iraq at an anti-war rally. This was reported on FreeRepublic on this thread, Columbia Prof wishes death to GIs. Here's my email to him: Nicholas De Genova, Your call for the US Military to suffer a "million Mogadishus" has crossed a serious line on civility and duty and commitment to our nation. You are wishing for the death of 18,000,000 of your fellow countrymen and women, individuals who are fighting...

Views On War Clash On UTSA Campus LAST UPDATE: 2/20/2003 9:43:34 PM Posted By: Maritza Nunez Tough talk on Iraq this week, as US leaders confirmed they would begin their push for a second UN resolution next Monday. In Iraq, Saddam Hussein is issuing double food rations to his people in anticipation of a long war with the US and its allies. But people here in the US are still sharply divided over Iraq. Many anti-war demonstrations in recent days show the sharp division between those calling for peace and those wanting war. That became clear in San Antonio Thursday...