Amid Petraeus what’s really happening in Iraq

In a week where all we heard about was Petraeus and “working” Nahlah Ayed is one of the few people reporting the truth about the state of things in Iraq, likely because she’s actually looking and being kept awake at night by it.

Why Baghdad doesn’t care (about Petraeus)

 Violence in Iraq takes no holidays. So even over the weekend there were casualties: On Saturday, at least 15 died in a suicide car bombing in the mostly Shia Sadr City, and at least 45 were injured.