Media Lies - - Iraq report: "'Insurgent' deaths remained steady at 3000 per month for the past three months, up 50% from the previous quarter, yet their estimated strength remains at 15,000 to 20,000, an indication of the steady supply of foreign terrorists entering Iraq. Daily attacks by 'insurgents' were at their highest level ever in October, indicating that their effectiveness is way down.

Iraqi troop levels reached 211,700 in November. Tips from Iraqi citizens reached their highest level ever in August (no numbers for the last three months.)

The Iraqi economy has been booming since the war. Cars registered in Baghdad have more than doubled their pre-war level and traffic levels are up five times. There are 5.5 times as many telephone subscribers, almost 33 times as many internet subscribers and over 200 commercial media outlets (compared to 0 before the war.)"

Iraq is about to succeed. Anti-media also has other fine posts:
On the irony of the US public catching up to Iraqi optimism, and how VERY WELL the economy is doing (according to WILLisms).

Also a link to an important, long report on the violence inherent in Jihad in Islam.