What kind of left wing propoganda crap is this? This is from the L.A. Times since you DON'T have a link:

Since the latest shooting, some of the guards, who are known as Sons of Iraq, have abandoned their checkpoints to protest what they consider careless U.S. behavior. The U.S. military pays the security volunteers, formerly known as concerned local citizens or Awakening Councils, about $10 a day to maintain security in their neighborhoods.
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So they refuse to work with us now?

BAGHDAD, Iraq - Members of the Abna'a al-Iraq, or Sons of Iraq, handed over a suspected Special Groups criminal to Multi-National Division - Baghdad Soldiers in West Rashid Feb. 15.

The SOI, turned the suspect over to soldiers of Company C, 1st Battalion, 28th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Inf. Div., attached to Task Force 4-64 at a combat outpost in Risalah.

The suspect was taken to a Coalition Forces detention facility for further questioning.

"We applaud the citizens of Iraq who are taking a firm stand against those who choose not to honor al-Sayyid Muqtada al-Sadr's ceasefire pledge," said Lt. Col. Steve Stover, MND-B spokesman. "The Sons of Iraq are an able and important ally in this effort."
Sons of Iraq detain, turn over suspected criminal

Seems that statement was also false.

Have a good one!:s4: