The briefing room of
General David Petraeus, Division `Commander of the 101st Airbourne Air
Assault at his Headquarters in Mosul, northern Iraq.
Saddam Hussein's capture was supposed
to herald a new era of tranquility in Iraq but it appears that the insurgency
continues in every corner of the country sponsored by a variety of self
interested groups who are either trying to carve out an area of influence for
themselves or who simply oppose the US and Coalition Occupation. The daily
grind of search and detention drags on.