Well, you know the old saying about no honor among thieves? It seems to apply to terrorists and Ba'athists as well. The native Iraqi "insurgents" don't seem to be getting on that well with their foreign "allies":

Marines patrolling this desert region near the Syrian border have for months been seeing a strange new trend in the already complex Iraqi insurgency. Insurgents, they say, have been fighting each other in towns along the Euphrates from Husayba, on the border, to Qaim, farther west. The observations offer a new clue in the hidden world of the insurgency and suggest that there may have been, as American commanders suggest, a split between Islamic militants and local rebels...

...Capt. Chris Ieva, a fast-talking 31-year-old from North Brunswick, N.J., said he could tell whether an area was controlled by foreign insurgents or locals by whether families had cellphones or guns, which foreign fighters do not allow local residents to have for fear they would spy on them. Marines cited other tactics as being commonly employed by foreigners. Sophisticated body armor, for example, is one sign, as well as land mines that are a cut above average, remote-controlled local mines, and well-chosen sniper positions.

The Arabs have never been able to get along with one another. Familar with this, the British used classic divide-and-rule policies to weaken any threat to their authority during the days of empire. We haven't resorted to that in Iraq yet, as efforts show to get the Sunnis (or is it the Shiites? -- they all look alike to me) into the new government.

OTOH, I wonder if part of the reason al-Zarqawi was hyped by US (and UK?) sources as the head of the insurgency in Iraq is because he is divisive.

Whatever.

Where can I send the extra popcorn for our troops to eat while they watch the show? :-D

You guys are missing out on the latest anti-war spin. This is all prelude to a civil war, don't you know.

Actually, since I don't frequent lefty sites, I haven't seen that spin actually used yet, but the site I saw the story first predicted it'd be used that way.

Not *that* far fetched. There was also in-fighting in Lebanon and you know how well that went.

I can't believe you people support this war. Such a damn tragedy our war-monger in chief ever made it to the highest office. I feel sorry for all of the people who are dying because of Bush's cruel agendas.