'Blood everywhere'

And in Washington, all attention is on whether and when the information George Bush had Scooter Libby leak to the press in support of starting his war in Iraq was declassified.

Hundreds of mourners marched through Shiite neighborhoods of the capital today, wailing in grief for dozens of worshippers killed in a devastating mosque bombing Friday.

The mourners beat their chests, a traditional act among grieving Shiites, and carried aloft wooden coffins. The dead were bound for the vast Shiite cemetery in the holy city of Najaf, to be buried as the latest martyrs in the rising tide of sectarian bloodletting. Protestors waving green flags demanded justice.

Three suicide bombers, including at least one who appeared to be a woman, exploded in a sea of Friday worshipers at the main mosque of the most powerful Shiite political party in Iraq, killing at least 71 people and wounding at least 140.

Overheard in a newsroom: "There are 141 photos from Iraq, and 138 of them are ... blood everywhere."

And in the wake of tragedy, more madness:

A car bomb Saturday killed five Iraq civilians and wounded 17 in Musayyib, 40 miles south of Baghdad, near a Shiite shrine, according to police.

Unimaginable violence, unimaginable grief, unimaginable violence. The awful cycle continues. And where do you suppose George Bush is today? (Hint: It's Saturday.)