Police in Baghdad pack guns again for the first time since the war, as the capital faces a new type of lawlessness - arsons, car thefts and kidnappings. U.S. authorities distribute sidearms among the 5,000 police who have reported for duty; police guarding important sites will have assault rifles.
Some 300 Iraqi soldiers march on the U.S. army's main Baghdad base to demand back pay and a future in the new Iraq, joining a growing chorus of Iraqi civil servants hoping for a quick return to normalcy - including salaries - under the U.S. occupation.
What does it say of the conduct of our soldiers in securing the peace when Iraqi soldiers have the confidence to approach our forces today?
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