THE WORLD: "Iraqis Aren't Buying It: Media campaign dismissed as U.S. propaganda," by Ernesto Londono, Washington Post, 15-21 June 2009.

A caustic description of Baghdad Now, an Arabic-language newspaper that highlights the usual skill sets the U.S. Government brings to strategic communications.

Other efforts are mentioned, none kindly.

One Iraqi sums up a set of commercials thusly: "These commercials are boring, poor and annoying. Everyone knows they're American--not Iraqi-made."