Picture of the Day

Smoke rises as residents gather at the scene of a bomb attack in Kirkuk, north of Baghdad, October 28, 2007. (Slahaldeen Rasheed/Reuters)

Another attack today in Baquba. A bicycle bomber killed 27 police recruits. "Akram Salman said it must have been an inside job because the suicide bomber apparently was able to penetrate heavy security surrounding the police camp without being searched."

Later: (Reuters) Twenty decapitated bodies were found dumped near a police station on Monday west of the volatile city of Baquba in Iraq, police said.

(And, somewhat unbelievably, nine of the ten sheiks seized yesterday have reportedly been released.)