“Iraqi Forces” dying like flies in insurgent attacks; US abducts top political leader

If this weren’t so horribly deadly, I’d compare it to the Keystone Kops. It’s obvious that these “Iraqi forces” were thrown into their “offensive” for reasons of US domestic propaganda; they are untrained, not ready, and getting bushwhacked everywhere they go. If you read the body count claims made by the Pentagon, these forces are getting killed a 3 to 1 rate compared to the enemy. This is called an “offensive?”

Update: BBC reports the top Iraqi political leader and his sons had hoods placed over their heads by US troops – Rumsfeld claimed he officially banned this practice a year ago. Story here by the AFP.