Topic: Iraqi Insurgents

General Martin Dempsey, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, reflects on the early failures of the Iraq War. He admits that U.S. forces were initially teaching Iraqi police how to issue traffic tickets while the officers were being killed by a well-organized insurgency, illustrating a lack of cultural and tactical understanding.

In a bizarre news item, two pugs in Nebraska reportedly fed on their owner's body for two weeks after his suicide. In a separate report, Iraqi insurgents have successfully intercepted unencrypted video feeds from US Predator drones using off-the-shelf software. This security lapse allows insurgents to monitor drone flight patterns and identify targeted areas in real-time.