[tobyhill]

If the media hasn’t been working directly for the militias how are they getting all these photos of clowns walking around with guns?

[NormsRevenge]

There's a lot more of this here.. yahoo news photos Iraq

Mehdi Army fighters loyal to cleric Moqtada al-Sadr hold their
weapons as they dance in a street during a lull in fighting in Basra,
550 km (340 miles) south of Baghdad, March 28, 2008.
(Atef Hassan/Reuters)