Note this so that in the future, no one can say that this war was
lost because "the liberal press warped what was going on."

The war is already lost, it is just a matter of how long it takes the
U.S. government and public to recognize it and acknowledge it.

The L.A. Times ran a story today that finally catches up with the
Alternative Press, European Press, and Iraqi Bloggers have been
saying ever since Fallujah - The U.S. has officially lost the war for
the Iraqi hearts and minds.

The Coalition Provisional Authority commissioned two polls.
Here's the trend.

In October 43% of Iraqis saw the U.S. as occupiers instead of
liberators.

In April 88% of Iraqis saw the U.S. as occupiers.

In October, 17% of Iraqis wanted the U.S. to leave immediately.
In April 57% wanted the U.S. to leave immediately.

In October 3% of Iraqis supported Muqtada Sadr

In April 50% of Iraqis supported Sadr

And this is before the Abu Grahib story broke, but if you have been
following the Iraqi bloggers, you will see that the Iraqi's consider
Abu Grahib small potatoes compared to what else they have suffered
under the American occupation. The lazy U.S. press is finally waking
up to that point.

What little chance Bush had of making this work has been lost forever.

If you register, you can see the story here:
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/?track=mainnav-world
under "Iraqi Silence Indicts U.S. Occupiers"

You might also want to get a hard copy for history.

Informant: Emergent Behavior