** Iraq

According to this Kos diary, Seymour Hersh said in a recent speech that it is Kurdish fighters, and not trained Iraqi National Guard members that are fighting alongside US troops in Falluja. I think this would be big news if true and if it hit the mainstream media. Although the Bush administration would probably argue something like "well Kurds are Iraqis too", this would probably be seen as a blatant lie to the public to massage our impressions about Iraqi army readiness.
- posted by David @ 9:50 PM