Iraq

(AP) Another report of an Iraqi Army company abandoning positions under fire in Sadr City.

(CSM) More confirmation that alot of the bombings in Iraq are targeting the US run Sunni militias.

(WaPo) Same thing. Insurgents targeting US run Sunni militias.

(McClatchy) "The war in Iraq has become "a major debacle" and the outcome "is in doubt" despite improvements in security from the buildup in U.S. forces, according to a highly critical study published Thursday by the Pentagon's premier military educational institute."

(WSJ) The US begins freeing more than 10,000 prisoners. (A concession to the Sunnis.)

(AP) "Al-Qaida's No. 2 said in an audiotape released Friday that the United States will lose whether it stays in Iraq or withdraws, and he sneered that President Bush just wants to pass the problem on to his successor....."

(NYTimes) The US continues building walls in Sadr City.

And, (WashTimes) Kurds and Iraqi gov't agree on oil revenue distribution? (This is WashTimes so be skeptical.)