Iraq 101 as compiled by Robert Dreyfus and Dave Gilson.

Mother Jones magazine has put up a crash course in Iraq that quickly and succinctly can bring you up to speed on the history, the cost of war and speculates on the long-term in Iraq. It being Mother Jones it of course takes a far less than favorable overview of Iraq, but in my opinion there isn’t much favorable to look at in Iraq. Finding good things in Iraq right now is like a needle in a needlestack.

The story in Iraq and the people involved has become so confusing and convoluted that people are finding it difficult to keep up, which makes this a welcome piece. Coupled with the BBC’s excellent Who’s who in post-Saddam Iraq piece that they put up a while back, it will help you get your Shiites straightened out from your Sunnis who is killing and who and why. Though the why and who could still be a subject of debate.

Worth a once over if your head is spinning about the situation in Iraq and want to level your knowledge out. Good job MJ (and BBC).