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A little late today - a tea price crisis, cricket, Afghan-Pak fence shooting and the Tagab, all found here.
Yesterday -
Then, in a Web video aired Thursday, the Islamic State in Iraq(ed AlQueda) named a 10-member shadow government "Cabinet" in an apparent bid to present the coalition as an alternative to the U.S.-backed, Shiite-led administration of Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki.
MUQDADIYAH, Iraq (AP) - At least two major insurgent groups are battling al-Qaida in provinces outside Baghdad, American military commanders said Friday, an indication of a deepening rift between Sunni guerrilla groups in Iraq.
First rule of being a guest in someone elses house...don't try to take over the house....

Idea stolen from a comment to this Daily Kos entry.
Heh.
Update: How spineless? Austin Bay shows us:
“Now I believe myself . . . that this war is lost, and that the surge is not accomplishing anything, as indicated by the extreme violence in Iraq yesterday,” said Reid, of Nevada.But then he carefully squiggles, weaves, and pedals:
“The (Iraq) war can only be won diplomatically, politically and economically, and the president needs to come to that realization,” Reid said.
What a slickee boy. It’s lost, but can only be won, if…Hmmm.
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It would be refreshing if Reid even had the courage of his defeatist convictions.
An insurgent coalition yesterday announced an "Islamic Cabinet" for Iraqi as it attempted to provide an alternative to the country's US-backed administration.
I can not believe that anyone living in the FREE WORLD would describe the Islamic State of Iraq as an 'Insurgent Coalition'. What kind of crack are these people smoking...the Islamic State of Iraq will brutally murder anyone who disagrees with them.