It would be useful if there was a special "horse manure" font the news services could use for statements made by the Iraqi government. Such items seem to receive equal treatment from the news services as sources that do not have a decades-long reputation for total fabrication. Bad enough the cable networks were giving prime time up everytime one of these beret-wearing goons* decided to shoot his mouth off. They didn't blow up that station any too soon.

From Fox:

An Iraqi military communique issued Wednesday reported the first battlefield action by Republican Guard troops, which it said attacked "enemy concentrations" in central Iraq, destroying six armored vehicles and killing "a great many troops."



Another military statement Wednesday night denied reports that the Fedayeen was responsible for all the Iraqi resistance -- particularly in fighting over the Gulf port of Umm Qasr. It said U.S.
officials "were surprised by the intrepidity, jihad [holy war], and heroism of the valiant Iraqi army and our great people."

"The enemies, therefore, clashed with the people and army first in Umm Qasr, thinking that they were facing fighters affiliated with Republican Guard and the Saddam's Fedayeen in Umm Qasr and in other parts of Iraq."



*I think I've figured out how France is making all the money off Iraq