The Ongoing War on Truth in Iraq by Dahr Jamail

Disturbingly, this obvious U.S.-backed Shia militia invasion of a Sunni neighborhood may well be a prelude to what the U.S. military is calling a "second liberation of Baghdad," which they will carry out with the Iraqi army when a new government is installed.

The Sunday Times reports that U.S. commanders both in Iraq and at an army base in Fort Leavenworth, Kan., are planning a "carrot-and-stick" approach by offering suffering populations "protection" from sectarian violence in exchange for "rooting out insurgent groups or al-Qaeda."

Sound like Mafia tactics to you?