No, This Is Not The Onion

You just have to love this.

The Badr Brigades are militia of the Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq (ISCI, the artist formerly known as SCIRI).

In addition ISCI and Maliki are doing their level best to ensure that they occupy as many positions in the security services, police and military, as possible.

During the Iran-Iraq war, the Badr Brigades fought for the Iranians. They were a part of Iran's Revolutionary Guard, which the State Department has declared a terrorist organization.

As a result, these folks are literally collecting a pension from the Iranian Revolutionary Guard.

So, the dog that we choose to hunt with in Iraq is literally pulling a pension from the Ayatollahs.