[La Enchiladita]

Sunni leaders in lawless western Iraq have formed a kind of citizen’s militia to combat sustained attacks by insurgent groups linked to al-Qaida. Dubbed the Anbar Salvation Council, the group seeks to gather diverse tribal groups, political leaders and members of the police and other security forces.

Interesting development.

[Bahbah]

Very interesting. One of Maliki's positions is that only the representative of the government and under its control should be armed and organized...I guess unless it's tribal leaders willing to kill al-Qaeda.