Raed (Salam Pax’s erstwhile correspondent) in Iraq has an interesting post: his brother has been arrested by the secret police for writing anti-occupation articles.

But remember, Raed’s brother would have been killed, not just arrested, under Saddam. And as long as the new government is better than one of the most evil regimes ever to exist, the invasion was justified. Was that worth a minimum of 25,000 civilians killed by violence, you ask? Look, purple fingers!