Word comes today from Raed in the Middle that his brother Khalid has been released by the Iraqi Secret Police. This is good news. Khalid hasn’t posted yet, I’m betting he’s a bit paranoid right now, and I wouldn’t blame him.

Let’s not forget this lesson. The Mukhabarat in Iraq, the Secret Police who drag you away in the middle of the night on a whim, is still operating in Iraq, compliments of the bush administration. They call this bringing freedom and democracy to the Middle East.