“Sunnis, wake up, pay attention and prepare to confront the poisons of the Shiite snakes,” al-Zarqawi said. “Forget about those advocating the end of sectariansim and calling for national unity.”

‘Tens of Thousands’ of Somalians Demonstrate Against U.S. Support for Militias:

Tens of thousands of people took to the streets of Mogadishu on Friday angrily condemning the United States for supporting warlords involved in clashes with Islamic militias that claimed 16 more lives overnight.

The War Tapes:

No one else can comprehend what they’ve been through, certainly not the audience members, who will at least try. Specialist Moriarty complains that nobody really wants to hear his stories, even though someone will occasionally express some polite curiosity. And Sergeant Pink, drinking beer with his girlfriend, muses that people don’t really know what to say to him, and that there’s nothing they can say that he really wants to hear. But then on second thought, and with some prompting, he admits that there is one sentence he doesn’t mind hearing: “I’m glad you’re home.”

(H/T) Donkey OD