The Great Green Zone Freak-Out of ‘08

"Michael R. Gordon is a careful and sensible reporter and his front-page article in the New York Times today accurately reflects the panic that seized America’s Green Zone honchos when Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki unleashed Operation Cavalry Charge on March 25.

It is also an early vindication of Talisman Gate’s take on that sense of panic among the diplomats, spies and military brass who populate the Green Zone. The [NYTimes] article does not quote or reference a single Iraqi source.

This is how Gordon’s write-up begins:"
Talisman Gate