Riverbend, the famous Baghdad Burning blogger, is missing in action. It has been over 10 weeks since her last post on Aug 05, 2006. Since 2003 River has published regularly at least two times per month except for a lapse of 8 weeks when she took an unannounced vacation after an August 2003 lapse. The publishers of River's books--Baghdad Burning Vol 1 and Vol 2--were contacted. Franklin Dennis of Feminist Press stated they were also concerned. This has been the longest time period they have had without contact and Baghdad Burning, Volume II was just recently released. They are also awaiting word from River. River has remained anonymous since the beginning of her blogging days and not even her publisher knows who she really ...

Today, at an afternoon press conference Portsmouth Mayor James Holley III endorsed George Allen with this statement, "I would be remiss in friendship and responsibility if I did not endorse George Allen for his re-election to the Senate."

Mayor Holley is basing his support for George Allen on Allen's support of the Federal Project Hope VI grants for the Jeffrey Wilson redevelopment project. During his speech, Holley took full credit for the Project Hope IV Ida Barbour revitalization project. Holley attempted to give Senator Allen the full credit for the $20 million Project VI grant for Ida Barbour. Holley inferred that Senator Allen was so impressed with what Portsmouth had done with the Ida Barbour Hope grant ...

Protest Against Bush Attack on Iran at Norfolk Atlantic Fleet Naval Base

by Mac McKinney
Staff writer for the Southern ((I))
a Hampton Roads, Virginia Independent Media Journal

Protesters held a peace demonstration at Gate 5 at NOB, the Norfolk Naval Operating Base, home of the Atlantic Fleet, this Sunday afternoon, October 1st. This was in response to ongoing, threatening rhetoric toward Iran by the Bush Administration and news that a nuclear carrier strike group led by the USS Eisenhower would be steaming out of Norfolk on Tuesday, October 3. The small strike group, consisting of some half-dozen naval vessels, is said to be under orders to position itself for actions ...

The Virginian Pilot and the local television stations FAILED to cover important breaking news today...even though they knew that the very first protest against Bush's War on Iran would occur today outside Gate 5 of the Norfolk Naval Base. On October 2, the Eisenhower battle group will be departing for the waters off the Iranian coast. Some local reporters contacted local Hampton Roads Indy Media Coalition members asking how they knew of the Eisenhower battle group departure before the local press had this information. Several national media outlets have reported that the Eisenhower deployment was the next step in Bush's battle plans to start a War against Iran. Today's gathering was grassroots, it sprang up ...