to be fair the form - letters are in the Kurdish part of Iraq... where things are going reasonably well. (though one of the letter-"writers" was ambushed.)

Bush's latest pr move, (which sort of goes along with sending those letters to local newspapers, actually): talking with local press and bypassing the national media with the "Good news in Iraq": fascinating. I know the effect that they're going for. Recall the scripted press-conference right before the war, the seemingly sedated Bush going down the list. There you go!

Oh, and Going along with the post war Nazi werewolves -- remember post-war Japan?: www.talkingpointsmemo.com...tml#002084