In a bold move by Matt Lauer of ABC’s Today Show, ABC has announced, before God and the world, that Iraq is in a "Civil War".  This break in the press from using terms such as "approaching Civil War" has had an orgasmic effect that has rippled through the press world.  Jaws are dropping across American and even across the pond.

Pundits across the nation are stunned, not only at the obviousness of the announcement,  but at their own abstinence in formally recognizing the true situation in Iraq.  It’s as if the scales have been lifted from their eyes.  Clarence Page of the Chicago tribute wrote:

With that (announcement by Matt Lauer), in my view, NBC showed a keen grasp of the obvious. A civil war is a fight between factions or regions within the same culture, society or nationality for political power or control of an area. Iraq appears to have fit that description for much of the past two years.

Welcome to the World of the Real. (Morphius, The Matrix, 1999). 

In rebuttle to the common sense of most Americans, Bush has stayed the course on his position that Iraq is not actually in Civil War, but the culprit behind it all is Al Qaeda.  In a press conference in Estonia on Monday, Bush has the following words of wisdom to offer on the subject:

No question, it’s tough.  No question about it. There’s a lot of sectarian violence taking place — fomented, in my opinion, because of these attacks by al-Qaeda, causing people to seek reprisal.

Sooner or later the Press will realize the jig is up.  Hopefully it’s sooner.