Condi and Jack's excellent adventure

ain't it sweet that they're getting along so well...? condi shows jack the deep south in the u.s., jack shows condi around jolly old england, and, suddenly, whaddaya know, they take off for a romantic weekend in iraq...



the caption of this bbc photo says that
condi appeared "stiff..."

US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and UK Foreign Secretary Jack Straw have met Iraq's leaders for talks during a surprise trip to Baghdad. The pair travelled on an unannounced visit from the UK, after Ms Rice's two-day stay there hosted by Mr Straw. The talks with Iraqi PM Ibrahim Jaafari and President Jalal Talabani come as Iraqi politicians are struggling to form a government of national unity.

Ms Rice said the US regarded the formation as a "matter of urgency". Mr Straw added: "We need to see progress and that is in everybody's interest."

meanwhile, outside the green zone...

• At least four bodies are found in the Iraqi capital

• Insurgents are reported to have blown up a small Shia mosque in the village of Kibba near Baquba, north-east of Baghdad, but there are no reports of any casualties

• Two pilots of a US helicopter that crashed after coming under hostile fire on Saturday are presumed dead, the US military says

• Two US soldiers were also killed by a roadside bomb while on patrol in central Baghdad late on Saturday.

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