ARTICLE: Kurds, Arabs Maneuver Ahead of U.N. Report on N. Iraq, By Ernesto Londoño, Washington Post, April 17, 2009

This is a solid overview piece. If the prediction holds (joint admin of Kirkuk and some slices should be given to the KRG), it's hard not to see increased tension (half-a-loaf outcomes almost never satisfy in these conditions).

Iraq heads into an iffy time period this year.