Iraq

(Reuters) "Dozens of gunmen stormed an Iraqi jail in the northern city of Mosul on Tuesday and freed up to 140 prisoners in one of the biggest prison breaks since the U.S.-led invasion in 2003, police said." (Sunnis. According to AFP, "including foreign Arab fighters.")

More: (AP) "By late Tuesday, all but 47 of the prisoners had been seized, police said."

(UPI) An insurgent video profiles US armored vehicles and gives tactics for attacking them.

Later: (AP) 3 American soldiers killed by a roadside bomb. 30 Iraqis killed in a cafe NE of Baghdad.

(Reuters) The surge grows to 30,000.

(AP) Headline: Dems to add billions to Iraq war bill. (Yeah, those tax and spend Democrats, wasting money on troops suffering from brain injury and PTSD, mine resistant vehicles, training and readiness.....)

And, There's a very quiet train coming down the Iraqi tracks. As part of his "crackdown," PM Maliki has an "arrest list" of those suspected of connections with insurgents or militias. This list reportedly contains the names of top level politicians and parliamentarians.

When it is published, it will surely face charges of sectarianism and political oppression as certain groups opposed to Maliki are singled out.

I have no idea if those on the list are or aren't involved in the violence (very probably are,) but I don't see how this goes down without major repercussions.

Later: (NYTimes) "15 people were killed in the suicide car bomb attack in Saidiya...Seven people were killed in a blast at a market in southwest Baghdad, and three people were killed in separate attacks using explosive devices and in a drive-by shooting."