Let's hope that this presages what the rest of Iraq will start to look like in the coming weeks, as we slowly root out the venom of Saddam's monstrous regime. From the Guardian, the people in the port of Umm Qasr start to show signs of security.

Still, many Iraqis said they were happy coalition troops were patrolling the streets.

"We don't want Saddam Hussein. He doesn't pay attention to our suffering,'' said Ferras Mohammed, 30, who was walking through town with water jugs perched on the back of a battered bicycle. "We have been waiting for you to come. We feel good to have soldiers here.''

Wonder if they're showing that on Al Jazeera?