I agree with you that this is one of the most disturbing events of the whole scenario. This is really one of the big problems with the whole debate. We are through the looking glass already. At a conservative estimate 50% of information we receive comes from subverted channels and the non-subverted ones have never been known to be consistently reliable...

This connects to one of my other comments in this diary ( a reply to afew, I think) where I pointed out this all fits into the "revolutionary government" hypothesis highlighted by Krugman amongst others. They broke the taboo in Iraq with essentially no political consequences for themselves, they will surely be encouraged to do it again the case of Iraq.