Informed Comment: 5 US Troops Die in Iraq; Heavy Fighting in Sadr City Kills 22, Wounds 78; Blockade Threatens Humanitarian Crisis

Juan Cole gives an insider's peek to the many opening signs that a counter - insurgency wave of attacks are leading to more war crimes against civilians, sparking more grassroot resistance to the occupation. Read Informed Comment for the detailed skinny on this fast breaking repudiation that "the surge is working".