Warning: the referenced article contains a graphic description of recent events surrounding this past Sunday’s elections in Iraq. This material is not suitable for children.

Omar over at IRAQ THE MODEL talks about the latest reprehensible tactic that’s apparently being used by the insurgents, supported by a colleague’s first-hand witness.

Is this a desperate act of terrorists whose numbers are dwindling? Is there some cultural or religious glory in it? I admit, I’m baffled by the logic behind this. It seems to me that this is more likely to mobilize an outraged populace than anything.