Who is killing the journalists of Basra?

Four journalists
have been killed in recent weeks in Basra, which appears to be the most dangerous city in the
world for reporters.

Another ugly
fact: Over the last 10 years, sixteen
employees of the Al-Sharqiya channel have
been killed.

Meanwhile, lots of
bombs also killing people in Baghdad. And nasty little Tarmiyah, too. David Petraeus meditates on that in a piece here. Best line:
"As important as the surge of forces was,
however, the most important surge was what I termed ‘the surge of ideas' -- the
changes in our overall strategy and operational plans." Overall, it is the most
complete assessment I've seen by Petraeus of the surge. His conclusion on Iraq today:
"time is
running short." Calling Tom Friedman!