<Scores of black leather vests stuffed with explosives and ball-bearings were found by U.S. Marines at a Baghdad school, along with empty hangers hinting that suicide attackers might be wearing them in the chaotic city.
(glad all the hangers aren't empty)
suicide bombers
Based on the numerous foreign terrorist being found in Iraq, I am getting the immpression that the Iraqi man on the street doesn't necessarily fit the mold of the Islamic willing to blow hell out of himself for a free ticket to paradise. Interesting to note that many of the Iraqi are more pissed that we haven't stopped the looting than for defeating their army. That sounds almost American.
As bad as the government was the Iraqi have lived in a secular society. If we can keep the clergy out of the political process, fire and brimstone will hopefully remain in the pulpit and out of the legal system.
Arab stereotypes etc.
