MOVIE BUZZ – Nick Broomfield’s movie about one corner of the Iraq War finally comes to the U.S.The Haditha killings were one of the worst civilian casualty incidents of the war — 24 men, women and children were killed by a group of Marines after a roadside bombing, though all charges against the soldiers involved were dropped after an investigation. The movie looks at what happened from several different angles.

The Best Links:

1. “Battle For Haditha” Trailer
2. Salon.com: “The Iraq movie we’ve been waiting for”
3. Filmmaker Nick Broomfield’s Homepage
4. The Times: “Will this be Iraq’s Apocalypse Now?”
5. “Haditha Killings Recall Vietnam’s My Lai”
6. Background On the Haditha Killings
7. The Film Doesn’t Blame, But Shows Both Sides
8. Battle for Haditha on IMDB (2007)

POLITICS BUZZ – Osama Bin Laden’s son doesn’t denounce his father, but wants to be an “ambassador for peace” between Muslims and the West.Are we being fooled by those dreadlocks that Omar is all “smoke a bowl” and “one love”? Of the 19 Bin Laden kids, he definitely seems like the fun, laid-back one.

The Best Links:

1. Bin Laden’s son is applying for a British Visa
2. Bin Laden’s Son Wants British Visa
3. We Don’t Trust This Guy
4. Omar’s Cool and All, But It’ll Take a Lot More to Bring Peace to the Middle East
5. Will Muslims Take Him Seriously?
6. Osama Bin Ladens Son Omar Wants To Be Peace Negotiator
7. Bin Ladens Son Makes a Statement…by Marrying a Woman Twice His Age