So far, the best news I've taken out of the fall of Baghdad is contained in this story about how the Arabs are Shocked, Relieved at Baghdad's Fall. The best news?

Feeling betrayed and misled, some turned off their sets in disgust when jubilant crowds in Baghdad celebrated the arrival of U.S. troops.


"We discovered that all what the (Iraqi) information minister was saying was all lies," said Ali Hassan, a government employee in Cairo, Egypt. "Now no one believes Al-Jazeera anymore."

Looks like a certain propogandistic satellite network may have some 'splainin' to do.