The ugly truth about everyday life in Baghdad (by the US ambassador)

The Independent has this breaking story:

The ugly truth about everyday life in Baghdad (by the US ambassador)
A leaked cable from the US embassy in Iraq to Condoleezza Rice shows the country falling apart and ruled by militias.

Although our staff retain a professional demeanor, strains are apparent. We see their personal fears are reinforcing divisive sectarian or ethnic channels. Employees are apprehensive enough that we fear they may exaggerate developments or steer us towards news that comports with their own world view. Objectivity, civility, and logic that make for a functional workplace may falter if social pressures outside the Green Zone don't abate.

Of course, i'm sure there is nothing to worry about. Just yesterday our VP told us he stands by his statment that the enemy is in it's 'last throes.'