Links for 17-5-2007

• War-torn Iraq 'facing collapse'
  UK think tank, Chatham House, says that Iraq is facing collapse within few years if nothing is done to avoid it. It could be argued that Iraq had seized to exist as we've known it.
  

• Abu Aardvark: Al-Hurra controversy, one good thing
  Lynch is on the attack again, on Alhurra, he hopes they get better but I wish they just disappear already. It's useless propaganda that couldn't possibly compete with the likes of Aljazeera and BBC, give it up mate.

• Sistani's back
  SCIRI is cozing up to, again, Ayatollah Sistani, why? An interesting response from Iraqi Shia expert.