WTF Is It Now?!?

Stayin' the course, adapting to win
Escalating violence in Iraq escalates even further: "Forty bodies, 60 bodies -- it's become a daily routine."

The bound bodies of dozens more torture victims were found in Baghdad in the past day, officials said on Friday, fuelling anarchic sectarian passions as political leaders square off over an issue some say could mean civil war. In all, police retrieved 49 bodies in the 24 hours to Friday morning, most shot in the head after being trussed and tortured.

Six US soldiers were killed on Thursday, four around Baghdad, including two in a suicide car bomb attack that also wounded 25 Americans.

Meanwhile, in Afghanistan, things are still going swimmingly -

The Taliban have ousted Afghan security forces from a district headquarters in the western Farah province after days of heavy fighting, police say.

Update: next step? Dig giant Maginot trenches around Baghdad to "improve security."
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