  SURRENDER TALKS According to U.S. officials confirm that urlLink surrender talks have begun with key Iraqi military officials . The Billings Gazette (of all papers! ) says that the source of this information was urlLink Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld . The officials involved urlLink were apparently suprised and unhappy that Rumsfeld had revealed this information. I wouldn't be surprised if this didn't make getting Iraqis to surrender more difficult - Saddam can still kill them until the U.S. is ready to take over.
Rumsfeld's also made Tony Blair's life more difficult by saying urlLink the U.S. could go to war without British troops . Great job. Rumsfeld's reputation as a straight-shooter is all well and good, but does he have to say everything he's thinking or knows about? You wonder if Rummy doesn't enjoy his press conferences a little too much. 
