Just look at this:
"Garawi spoke under the swaying lanterns of the main Kufa mosque, where militiamen cradling AK-47s squatted on thin woven mats and a plainclothes policeman strode about smiling, an American-issued Glock 9mm pistol on his hip. Much of Kufa's American-trained police force joined the side of the Sadr forces when the firefight started in late morning. By 2 p.m., the police checkpoint at the edge of town was manned by militiamen. White-shirted traffic police remained on duty but said the Mahdi Army was in charge."
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A50348-2004Apr4_2.html
Unbelievable.