LOTS OF GOOD STUFF at Outside the Beltway and Letter From Gotham. There’s a lot of war coverage on BlogCritics, which you might not have expected. And, of course, Jeff Jarvis’s Big Media warblog has lots of cool stuff, too. And here’s a journalist’s blog by John Pendygraft of the St. Petersburg Times.

UPDATE: Mark Steyn looks at war coverage — and North Korea is getting worried:

The United States says it wants a peaceful settlement to the dispute. But the U.S. war in Iraq is getting intense study from North Korean officials, Strong told reporters.

“They are watching it very carefully and with deep concern, and questioning what this means in terms of the U.S. ultimate intentions toward them,” Strong said.

I’d be concerned, too, if I were them. Especially because if the war continues to go well, the United States won’t need much time to replenish its stocks of JDAMs and Tomahawks, which I suspect North Korea has figured out. I also think there’s more going on with regard to North Korea than meets the eye.

(Both links via Bill Quick). Meanwhile, Tom Daschle is happy about how the war is going.

And check out the BBC Warblog, which is kicking CNN’s ass, especially since CNN shut down Kevin Sites’ blog (though it would be better still if individual items had permalinks). Excerpt:

Basra :: David Willis :: 1446GMT

I’m looking out now as this large convoy and can see local people in Basra . There are lots of people coming out, lots of children and they are applauding. The people coming out to shake the hands of American forces who are seen as liberating the city of Basra. This has a significant impact on morale.

No doubt it’s affecting a lot of people’s morale. And there’s this, too:

Two direct blows on the Iraqi command – including Thursday night’s strike on the headquarters of Qusay Hussein, son and anointed heir of President Saddam – appeared to have unnerved Iraqi officials. But so long as the rest of Baghdad remains almost unscathed, ordinary Iraqis appear relatively buoyant, as they reach for the possibility that maybe this war will be less punishing than they had feared. Perhaps, they reasoned, the Pentagon’s warnings of days of shock and awe were merely part of a propaganda war meant to unnerve Iraqis.

If that was the intent, it appeared to be working its magic on Iraqi officialdom. By Mr Ahmed’s side, the information minister, Mohammed Sayeed al-Sahaf, similarly attired in olive green uniform, was spitting fury at the selection of targets in Thursday night’s air attacks.

Of course, it’s from that warmongering, Bush-loving propaganda outlet, The Guardian. But then there’s this:

Interviewer: You probably are aware of the demonstrations being held around the world. A lot of them were happening before you came here, and probably in the month that you were here more have popped up around the world. What would you say to these demonstrators who are pretty much living in free and democratic countries and here they have a great deal to say about the U.N. and the United States coming into Iraq?

David: Well, I would tell them I’m proud of you. That’s what democracy is all about. That’s what freedom is all about. Free, you can talk, you can do anything you want to do. But the people of Iraq cannot do it. Where you been when Saddam Hussein killed 100,000 Kurds? Where you been when he killed a million Iraqi soldiers and Iraqis and Iranis? Where you been when he occupied Kuwait and he killed over a thousand Kuwaitis? Why nobody says nothing?

Interviewer: If Saddam Hussein were in front of you instead of me what would you say to him?

David: (Laughs) I would tell him, “What comes around goes around. Now, your time to go. Your time is up. Now, we’re twenty-first century. No room for dictators.”

This is good, too. And Howard Owens’ big-media warblog is a regular linkfest.