The word is “terrorists” not “militants” or “insurgents” - "Militants abducted three senior Iraqi officials, beheaded a man who worked for the U.S. military and killed at least four others, officials said Saturday, a day after a U.S. general warned that insurgents may be planning "horrific" attacks ahead of Jan. 30 elections."

I’m praying that, as in Afghanistan, the elections mark a turning point in Iraq.