DESPITE TERROR, IRAQIS STILL VOLUNTEERING FOR ARMED FORCES

UK TELEGRAPH: The south gate of Muthanna army barracks in Baghdad is one of the most frequently bombed sites in Iraq. Suicide bombers have killed 198 people here since last year. Almost all were potential recruits to the country's fledgling armed forces. Another 465 have been wounded. Body parts that had been hurled by an explosion over the 30ft high concrete wall a week earlier were still being picked up when the second suicide bomber struck last week. But, in an extraordinary display of optimism, the youngsters hopeful of being recruited into the forces still come to queue. ... The recruiting line outside Muthanna barracks stretches beyond the shelter of a massive open-ended concrete hangar that offers some protection.

Great article. Read the whole thing, as they say... and don't bother looking for a PEEP about it in the NYTIMES!