The collapse of SOFA

Smintheus has a thorough update on the collapse of SOFA negotiations. Don't know what SOFA is? He's got the background on that too. In short, it's the ultra-secret "Status of Forces Agreement" that the Bush administration has been trying to force on the Iraqis. The one that could commit the US to Iraq in perpetuity. The one that's so secret, Congress hasn't been informed about any of it. Don't know about it? Well, that would be the US media at work. Foreign media, on the other hand, has been on the job. Smintheus has the details. Go read.