Let me get this straight: so the non-militia of Badr has been battling the non-militia of Mahdi Army. In other news, Sa`d Hariri denied that he is pro-Saudi, Israel denied that it kills Palestinian civilians, Bush denied that he is ill-informed on all issues of domestic and foreign policy, Tony Blair denied that he was submissive to Bush, Ahmad Chalabi denied that he is a charlatan, and Prince Bandar Bin Bribe denied that he took bribes from defense corporations. (via Informed Comment)