Yahoo is reporting a Reuters story purporting to claim that a document published by the US military might be true, and might not be true, but this undated document says that the “Sunni Islamist guerrillas” are facing problems in Iraq.

The U.S. military published late on Monday what it said was a captured document that showed the militant group recognized it was weak and unpopular in Baghdad.

The document, an apparent review of the group's strategy in the capital where it has claimed some of postwar Iraq's bloodiest attacks, was seized with videos on April 16 near Yusufiya, just southeast of Baghdad, a U.S. statement said.

A translation of the undated, three-page document suggested al Qaeda was reviewing tactics in the city, currently focused on car bombs and other guerrilla tactics, and proposing improving its military capabilities to hold territory in any civil war.

Uhmmnmm….. yeah..,

Security experts reacted with caution and skepticism to its publication, noting a long-running public opinion battle between the United States and the Iraqi government it backs on the one side and Sunni Arab insurgents including al Qaeda on the other.

"I have a question mark to say the least," said Mustafa Alani, an Iraqi senior consultant of the Gulf Research Center based in Dubai.

"Who wrote this, we don't know."

"It is true that they (al Qaeda in Iraq) have problems but why produce such a document to highlight the problems?" he said.

"Why admit all the weaknesses in a written document?"

I just don’t know whether to laugh, cry, or go kick the dog. Last week we were treated to an alleged video of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, failing to properly operate a M249 SAW that the a-Q somehow miraculously obtained. Now, honest disclosure: I don’t know the weapon myself. I was and am familiar with that pig M-60 though, and the beloved Ma Deuce and know that this sort of weapon needs some intensive familiarization to use it properly. But, oh! The bemedalled and perfumed CENTCOM briefers did have a wonderful time ridiculing Zarqawi’s inability to clear what was apparently a jam. My, how we all did laugh. Faux News showed the video about 47,216 times over 24 hours, pointing out that this is obvious proof that a-Q is losing, and has no chance to win. Everyone please clap your hands, three times. LOUDER so Tinkerbelle will hear.

The document was mentioned in a news briefing last week at which the U.S. military also aired what it said were outtakes from a video promoting Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, al Qaeda's best known leader in Iraq, that was posted on the Internet.

A spokesman mocked the Jordanian's competence with a gun and his choice of American sports shoes, seen in the unedited film.

I did notice that the dude in the video in the black costume seemed to be able to walk perfectly, just like some guy with two perfectly good legs. This is the guy who Bu$hCo told us for three years had only one leg. I can’t understand why he had trouble handling one of the more complicated infantry weapons if he’s good enough to regenerate a leg. Can you?

So, I have no faith in this document allegedly translated by CENTCOM after they allegedly captured it along with the alleged videotape of the alleged al-Zarqawi. This comes from the guys who strain my credulity when they tell me today is Tuesday. They represent an administration that lies about everything. In a situation where a public statement must be made, and the truth will suffice quite handily, they will lie. Automatically. Reflexively. They can’t help themselves.

Let me repeat the key point:

"Why admit all the weaknesses in a written document?"

"There is a strategy to ridicule al Qaeda and Zarqawi," said Magnus Ranstorp at the Swedish National Defense College. "It could also be part of a U.S. psychological campaign."

"It is a question of isolating these forces and driving a wedge between them and the rest of the population," he added.

It’s pathetic. We started a war on false pretenses, beating up a third rate army, and have been fought to a standstill by the irregulars. Now we are reduced to trying to humiliate them with fraudulent documentation. I’ll bet George C Marshall, Dwight D Eisenhower and George Patton are rolling in their graves.