Speaking of full-page ads, the government of Saudi Arabia has been running full-page ads in The New Republic for months, which I find quite interesting. Also interesting are the full page ads by Exxon Mobil and Shell, but those are a whole different story...
I've wanted to visit Iceland for quite some time, mostly from the perspective of exploring the fantastic landscapes. The Icelandic people have taken the time to place a full-page ad in the New York Times explaining their view on their government's participation in the war in Iraq. It's nice to see democracy in action. You go, Iceland!
I finally got around to reading an article on tearing down an anthrax production facility on Fort Detrick, Maryland, in 2003. "Between 1954 and 1965, Army scientists there turned out more than three tons of the microbes that cause anthrax, tularemia, brucellosis, and other deadly diseases -- some of the same types of pathogens the United States was planning to remove from Iraq."