I'm quite busy today, which is just as well with the world's most important events moving much faster than commentary. The Boston Herald acknowledges the general agreement that Moqtada al-Sadr is as politically impotent as he is dangerous and wholly incompatible with a free Iraq. This particular report, however, includes a possible alliance between Shiite and Sunni gangs. At the same time, the beating that authoritarian forces have received from the Allies - the ambushed Marines who lost twelve yesterday killed terrorists nearly six to one - can't be lost in the shock of the situation. It's especially pertinent when popular support for this violence remains pitifully low. The thugs' coalescence, just as they insist to finally go toe-to-toe with insuperable foreign militaries and well-equipped Iraqis, could be the opportunity the Allies have been waiting for. If it is: as Zeyad puts it, now is not the time for diffidence. In the CPA or the American public. (Link via IP.)