Iraq

I watched the Zarqawi video and thought the guy looked tired and worn out and was basically there to put the screws to people he thought should be supporting him more. In other words it looked like an "act of desparation". CNN agrees.

In the meantime, great news! al Sistani has called for an end to the militias. They may have had a reason at the beginning but they also seem to be the cause of a lot of frontier like "justice" that doesn't work in a real country.

Awesome.

UPDATE: One more good story. The Jawa Report found this report of an Iraqi kidnap victim rescued yesterday. All I can say is this must happen all the time, otherwise, wouldn't it be front page news? LOL