From people who write better than I do

- Interesting article about Iraq's black population in the NYTs
- This is old, and I meant to put it up, but Iraq is having difficulty with the upkeep of rehabilitated buildings. There are whole hospitals with state-of-the-art equipment going without use. Including the former CASH in the IZ.
- Syria bomb blast. This does not bode well for multi-ethnicity in Syria. Some reckon if the Syrian regime falls, the country will be looking at sectarian violence like Baghdad 2006.
- More people are losing their Jerusalem IDs - highest number since Israel took over the place.
- Ending on a good note - Civilian death toll numbers are at the lowest level since the start of the conflict in 2003. That's below 100 people killed by conflict related violence. Let's hope this keeps up.