In other news from Iraq, the Los Angeles Times is reporting brutality and corruption continue to pervade Iraq’s police force. According to government documents, the known abuses include the rape and killing of detainees, the release of terrorism suspects in exchange for bribes, assassinations of police officers and participation in insurgent bombings. The vast majority of cases have gone unpunished. In one case, the infamous force responsible for keeping scores of detainees in the basement of an Interior Ministry compound remains intact — and works in the same building as US officials.