This site in not to be trusted. It sets out to defend the war at all costs. Anything with the subtitle "Understanding that a strong America means a more peaceful world" should be handled very carefully as it obviously is more interested in defending ideology than reporting truth no matter where it may lead.

It is good insofar as it does report an Iraqi effort to bring Shia and Sunni together. It does make one wonder where the Americans are in this story. I find it hard to believe that they were not involved in assisting the creation of this group, but then again, given how few American resources have actually been allocated to peace and reconciliation, it is not impossible. The folks I know working in Diala on that issue were certainly under-resourced

A well presented and interesting story that I've not found elsewhere.

Some specific evidence that Shia and Sunni are united to fight against the insurgerncy in certain sections of the country...but too specific and too little to support the generalizations in the commentary that accompanies the report...

Gateway Pundit is an excellent source for news that doesn't get reported generally.

The Haider Ajina comments section is refreshing. I like the fact that the the reporter is not hiding behind some veil of supposed perfect fairness. Opinions are clearly provided in a separate section. This also allows one to go back to the main article after reading the comments and then search for bias with additional perspective. Imagine if the big guys, NY and LA Times, WaPo, and others. At least this method would more honest.

It would be fantastic if the Sunnis and Shi'a were really all united against al Qaeda. Sadly, as yet, it is still only a fantasy, and this article doesn't give any proof that only al Qaeda is responsible for the handful of attacks it's carefully chosen to discuss. Every decent person wants peace in Iraq, but that will require honesty and justice, not the tunnel vision Republicans have been running this war with so far. Spelling errors make one worry for the veracity of the translation of the main article, and the editorializing "Gateway Pundit" tacked onto the original article only makes a poor article worse.

Good story on an important topic. Anyone who's been involved in local government knows the slow work of committees, but they're the bedrock of democracy. Those involved, and their families, feel they have a stake in a good outcome. A good-news story.

The article itself is very short; however the excerpts from other sources is what makes it informative. Also this article flies in the face of the picture being presented by ther MSM of a civil war. These Iraqis are stating how they want to work together to the interviewer. Instead of going in with a picture already painted, this journalist is letting the respondent lead. Journalism from the old school and not the new agenda driven formula.

This is an interesting article about the Iraqi government's political response in a province that violence is spreading to. It does a good job of explaining what the Iraqi government is doing and who is involved. It does not really point out any potential downsides or criticisms of this approach.

The problem with most stories out of Iraq is the constant drum beat of negativity. Positive news stories are so rare that when one reads about good news it seem almost too good to be true. These types of stories, if printed and retold on television, would do much to boost this nations morale.

It is excellent REPORTING because the story consisted of the four "W"s - who, what, when, where. The fifth "W", "why", is interpretation rather than reporting, but thanks to j-schools is often inflicted on us ("the Bush administration is struggling to ..."). I haven't before seen the practice of placing the reporter's comments and analysis in a separate section below the story, but it is brilliant. I would like to see all news reports done the same way.

This is good journalism. Upon checking its sources, the information presented seems to be quite accurate and it tells a story that the more established news media are not reporting.