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CAMP LIBERTY, Iraq (AP) -- About 1,000 soldiers at this sprawling western Baghdad base took a break Tuesday from the war's day-to-day grind to be entertained by comedian Robin Williams, former NFL quarterback John Elway, and sportscaster and model Leeann Tweeden. The three stars landed in Baghdad along with Gen. Richard Myers, chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, in military helicopters for a visit to boost troop morale during the holiday season. The VIPs were greeted with deafening cheers from soldiers representing units including the 1st Cavalry Division based in Fort Hood, Texas, the 256th Brigade of the...

US comedian Robin Williams (C) gives his autograph to US soldiers upon his arrivalat a military base near Baghdad's international airport.(AFP/Rory Mullholand)

CHICAGO -- Friday night, Grammy award winner Stevie Wonder and comedian Robin Williams, two outspoken critics of President Bush, will be in Chicago to raise $500 per person for Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Barack Obama. Pop and soul singer Stevie Wonder, who campaigned on behalf of Al Gore in 2000, will be joined by Robin Williams, who has been an outspoken critic of President Bush. Earlier this year at the Berlin Film Festival before a group of international journalists and film critics, Williams criticized Bush's decision to rid Iraq of Saddam Hussein and questioned the search for WMDs. "Bush is...

CHICAGO -- Friday night, Grammy award winner Stevie Wonder and comedian Robin Williams, two outspoken critics of President Bush, will be in Chicago to raise $500 per person for Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Barack Obama. Pop and soul singer Stevie Wonder, who campaigned on behalf of Al Gore in 2000, will be joined by Robin Williams, who has been an outspoken critic of President Bush. Earlier this year at the Berlin Film Festival before a group of international journalists and film critics, Williams criticized Bush's decision to rid Iraq of Saddam Hussein and questioned the search for WMDs. "Bush is...

I got this in an email today, so it's a vanity post. I don't know if this was posted in another form already or not, but I thought it was worth another read even if it has been posted before. THE "ROBIN WILLIAMS" PEACE PLAN I see a lot of people yelling for peace but I have not heard of a plan for peace. So, here's one plan. 1. The US will apologize to the world for our "interference" in their affairs, past & present. You know, Hitler, Mussolini, Tojo, Noriega, Milosovich and the rest of those good ol' boys:...

This may very well be the best thought out item we have read since 9/11/01. Leave it to Robin Williams to come up with the perfect peace plan.

BERLIN (Hollywood Reporter) - The Berlin Film Festival has gotten a much-needed shot of levity when Robin Williams turned the news conference for Omar Naim's sci-fi thriller "The Final Cut" into a free-association comedy routine. Williams got the biggest laughs from the packed room of international journalists and critics on Wednesday when he started taking shots at the Bush government and its search for weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. "Bush is complaining about a lack of intelligence, which seems sort of redundant," Williams joked. "They say they don't know if Iraq had any WMDs -- well, all they have...

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan, Dec. 18, 2003 – Air Force Gen. Richard B. Myers has not forgotten what it was like to be a junior officer assigned to a remote post. That's why he understands the importance of the USO Holiday Tour he has taken to the U.S. Central Command area. "I saw USO shows when I was assigned in Taiwan, Okinawa and Korea early in my career," the chairman of the Joints Chiefs of Staff said during an interview. "It's a taste of America, and it's important to have that taste." The tour features Academy Award-winning actor Robin Williams, Olympic gold...

U.N. rapped for 'failing' Iraqi people UNITED NATIONS — Iraq's interim foreign minister criticized the United Nations yesterday for standing on the sidelines in his nation's time of need, saying the world body failed the Iraqi people in the past and must not fail them again. "One year ago, this Security Council was divided between those who wanted to appease Saddam Hussein and those who wanted to hold him accountable," Hoshyar Zebari told the Security Council and Secretary-General Kofi Annan. "The U.N. as an organization failed to help rescue the Iraqi people from a murderous tyranny that lasted over 35...

With those words - a play on his 1987 movie "Good Morning Vietnam" - Robin Williams took the outdoor stage at Baghdad International Airport on Tuesday and delivered a barrage of raunchy comedy. Williams was the lead performer in a U.S. military show that also featured actress Shannon Tweed, wrestler Kurt Angle and stock car driver Mike Wallace. The show kicked off a tour of U.S. bases in Iraq with performances at the main airport in Baghdad. Perched on a flatbed trailer in a rakishly tilted stocking cap and camouflage jacket, Williams surveyed the crowd of 200 American and Australian...

Saddam Capture 'Another Step' on Path to Iraqi Freedom By Jim GaramoneAmerican Forces Press Service KUWAIT CITY, Kuwait, Dec. 15, 2003 – The capture of Saddam Hussein was just one more step – "admittedly a big step" – in the path to Iraqi freedom and democracy, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Air Force Gen. Richard B. Myers said today. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Air Force Gen. Richard B. Myers speaks to soldiers at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait befoire a USO show Dec. 15. Myers brought actor Robin Williams, wrestler Kurt Angler, NASCAR driver Mike Wallace...

I see a lot of people yelling for peace but I have not heard of a plan for peace. So, here's one plan: 1) The US will apologize to the world for our "interference" in their affairs, past & present. We will promise never to "interfere" again. 2) We will withdraw our troops from all over the world, starting with Germany, South Korea and the Philippines. They don't want us there. We would station troops at our borders. No more sneaking through holes in the fence. 3) All illegal aliens have 90 days to get their affairs together and leave....

Judging from the amount of incorrect assumptions, observations and predictions coming from the crowd down in Tinseltown, dumbness must be a prerequisite for stardom and notoriety. Whether it is Janeane Garafolo or Mike Farrell telling ...

Judging from the amount of incorrect assumptions, observations and predictions coming from the crowd down in Tinseltown, dumbness must be a prerequisite for stardom and notoriety. Whether it is Janeane Garafolo or Mike Farrell telling ...

<p>Funnyman Robin Williams has launched a scathing attack on President George W. Bush and his decision to go ahead with war on Iraq.</p> <p>The "One Hour Photo" actor also criticizes what he sees as his country's mixed messages when it comes to national security.</p>

MONDAY 13/01/2003 14:43:35Male grooming 'on the up' Men are waxing their legs and having their eyebrows plucked in increasing numbers as attitudes to body hair change, according to a study published today.Body hair is seen as dirty and ``getting in the way`` by men anxious to show off their physiques, interviews conducted by a Nottingham Trent University researcher have shown. Marsha Smith, of the Department of English and Media Studies, said gay culture, widespread gym membership and sports such as body-building and cycling had made shaving body hair more popular with men. Men were waxing their legs, backs and chests...

LOS ANGELES, California (AP) -- For the younger generation of military fighters overseas, comic actor Robin Williams may be the 21st century's Bob Hope. "They love him. He's all they talk about," Hollywood ambassador Johnny Grant said Friday after completing a 10-day USO trip to Afghanistan and Pakistan to visit U.S. service personnel fighting the war on terrorism. It was Grant's 56th overseas mission to entertain American fighting men and women. His troupe included Dennis Haskins of "Saved by the Bell," Kate Linder of "The Young and the Restless," and LeeAnn Tweedon of Fox Sports' "The Best Damn Sports Show...

NEW YORK -- Actor Christopher Reeve knows how to get to fellow celebrities. As consultant to the upcoming PBS series Freedom, he wanted well-known actors to provide voices for characters from American history. But if he went through managers, publicists or agents, Reeve knew he'd get some brush-offs. So he wrote to the celebrities themselves. He assembled an impressive list: Jennifer Aniston, Michael Caine, Sean Connery, Michael Douglas, Morgan Freeman, Tom Hanks, Robert Redford, Meryl Streep, Kevin Spacey, Robin Williams and many others. Reeve, 50, wanted to participate because his half brother, a teacher in rural Vermont, had such trouble...