All the "good news" you can stomach:
US struggles to avert Turkish intervention in northern Iraq
Kids used as decoys in car bomb, U.S. says; 2 children were reportedly blown up
And finally, Dahr Jamail:
Iraqi Police detachments found two bodies in Al-Mada'in District at dawn today. Al-Sharqiyah cites a security source as saying that the two bodies bore signs of torture, showed gunshot wounds, and were handcuffed.
Iraqi Police said that they have found two bodies in the area of Al-Saydiyah in southern Baghdad. The report notes that the two bodies were blindfolded, handcuffed, and bore signs of torture.
Medical sources at the Al-Khalis Hospital said that they have received a headless body.
Unidentified gunmen assassinated a woman in the area of Al-Amiriyah in western Baghdad.
Dear God, what have we wrought?