People who follow developments in Iraq by reading the milblogs and alternative sources of media will not be surprised by the article in The Washington Post reporting that Al Qaeda in Iraq has been devastated by the surge. I blogged about this development here.
Right now on McClatchy's web site is an odd article by Nancy Youssef, who takes issue with General Gates' assessment that the situation on the ground is improving. Here is this choice nugget from Youssef offered in contradiction to Pentagon's view that violence in Iraq has fallen : "In actual fact, fighting between rival Shiite factions is increasing for control of the oil-rich section of the country."
McClatchy is missing the real news. Again.
