Sunni and Shiite tension, I’m just waiting for Condi to say, “who would have seen that coming?” And isn’t it nice that we have to bribe them into forming a Secular government. Spreading Democracy, one dollar at a time.

“A huge explosion has blown the golden dome off one of the holiest Shiite shrines in the city of Samarra in the third major attack against Shiite targets in as many days…”

“Samarra has been a seat of the Sunni insurgency against the government, and its population is mainly Sunni.

Sectarian tensions are running high as al-Jaafari is under pressure to form a a unity government after the success of Shiite and Kurd parties in a parliamentary election in December.

As consultations on forming the new government have stalled, the US ambassador this week urged al-Jaafari not to form a sectarian government, indicating that aid would not be forthcoming if this occurred.

National Security Adviser Mowaffaq al-Rubaie, a Shiite, blamed Arab Sunni militants and told al-Iraqiya state television that 10 suspects had been arrested in Samarra.”

IRAQ: PROTESTS MOUNT AFTER MASSIVE BLAST DESTROYS SHIITE GOLDEN DOME