The picture, left, shows an American warplane landing on USS Kitty Hawk in the Gulf earlier today. The plane was part of a squadron of F-14s and F/A-18s sent out to bomb Iraqi artillery pieces in southern Iraq. The mission, however, was described as 'standard no-fly zone activity'. Meanwhile, a 'fierce firefight' of unknown proportions broke out between Iraqi personnel and Special Boat Service soldiers around mid-PM, GMT, near Basra, also in southern Iraq. At the same time, American and British troops have been flooding into the demilitarized zones around the border, and a protester has fallen from San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge while hanging a banner.
The mystery flu could have infected more people, as reports come in of a grounded flight after a family was taken ill on board.
So, in these early days of war, whether or not you support it, you'll certainly be in the mood for it. Everyone gets tired of the news during the buildup but the first few days are always exciting to some degree. If you're in the mood for a more thought-provoking, visceral presentation of war, try Band of Brothers. It's a Dreamworks production, with executive producers Spielberg and Hanks co-sponsoring a somewhat unusual project: a TV epic miniseries about Easy Company, 101st Airborne Division, and their progress through the Second World War. To call the thing a TV epic miniseries is an understatement. Combining the washed-out cinematography of Saving Private Ryan with the grisly excitement of Black Hawk Down and the sensitivity to violence of Schindler's List, it's by far the best treatment of the war I've ever seen. Get your copy of the DVD set here, or here if you're American, and as for reviews... who needs reviews for something this good? But you know where to go...
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