Meanwhile

What a lovely little war.

BAGHDAD — In the worst terrorist attack in Iraq in months, a suicide bomber blew himself up outside a gathering of police recruits on Tuesday, killing 60 people and wounding about 150, police officials said.

The attack in Tikrit, a city north of Baghdad that's best known as Saddam Hussein's hometown, was the latest to target Iraqi security forces, which have made considerable progress in fighting al Qaida-linked militants but continue to suffer sporadic violence.