Judging by the looks of it, the Bush Administration wishes that the nation would just forget that American soldiers are fighting and dying in Iraq.

But they haven't forgotten in Boston. After several years of war, yesterday's protest on Boston Common drew what the Globe estimated to be several hundred people. The Globe also reported that the "turnout at today's event was better than expected."

The war has been hitting Massachusetts directly. Keith Callahan, a sergeant from Woburn just died in Iraq, and another sergeant from Boston, Gregroy Wright, was buried yesterday at Arlington National Cemetery.

According to the Herald, Wright was the 47th Massachusetts soldier to die in Iraq. Callahan makes 48. And let's not think of only ourselves here. Every day we're seeing headlines of mass murder in Iraq as bombs explode at markets. Yesterday's headline "Car Bombs Kill 15 in Baghdad Shopping Area" is only one version of the same story that shows no sign of ending.

As for other -ists, SFist covers the protest from every angle and even catches sight of local celebrity and man-about-town, Frank Chu.

Image of a young Jedi for peace - and many others who want peace - from Flickr user backseatpilot. You can see more images from the protest and great photos of other subjects at his photostream.

Soon, our Eastern friends will find themselves as addicted to donuts and coffee as we are if Dunkin' Donuts has its way. Yesterday, Dunkin' Donuts put out a press release to declare the company has opened a store in Taipei, Taiwan.

Besides the obvious donuts, the Taipei menu includes "sweet potato, green apple and pineapple doughnuts, and mochi rings."

The Wall Street Journal reported that Dunkin' Donuts won't shock the Taiwanese customers with coffee just yet: "Because tea is a dietary staple in China, Dunkin' Donuts plans to emphasize new tea drinks over coffee when it first opens, and then play up its coffee line over time."

We'd like to see the resulting commercials, especially if Taiwan creates an interpretation of the late, great Michael Vale, the "Time to Make the Donuts" guy.

This giant donut won't rest until it is filled by the entire globe. Image courtesy of Flickr user Lall.