A few tidbits from Iraq Hammorabi, not the best English on the planet, says that the Baathist thugs should have been tried by Iraqis right away. He also notes that this is a recruiting boon for terrorists. Iraq and Iraqis notes that there is so much business happening in Baghdad that nobody is paying attention.

Here in Baghdad any one can see that the media is talking about Abo Ghraib more than the Iraqis themselves.

Where is Raed is back up. He is saying

You have to be careful about what you say about al-Sadir. Their hands reach every where and you don't want to be on their shit list. Every body, even the GC is very careful how they formulate their sentences and how they describe Sadir's Militias. They are thugs, thugs thugs. There you have it.

I referred to Iraq the Model yesterday. Nothing new, but watch it because he could be a CIA plant. Be sure you link to my referrals from yesterday; this one is Hersh but may not work; and this one from the NYT. Sullivan has a very good post today

sensed the hubris of this administration after the fall of Baghdad, but I didn't sense how they would grotesquely under-man the post-war occupation, bungle the maintenance of security, short-change an absolutely vital mission, dismiss constructive criticism, ignore even their allies (like the Brits), and fail to shift swiftly enough when events span out of control.

He is well worth reading.