Updated ed. of: In the belly of the green bird, 2006. Includes index.

Cast of characters -- Introduction -- The triumph of the martyrs : April 2003 -- The new mongols : summer-fall 2003 -- If they're not guilty now, they will be next time : fall 2003 -- Iraq v. Iraq : spring 2004 -- The heart of the insurgency : Falluja, summer 2004 -- The rise of Zarqawi : fall 2004 -- Elections : January 2005 -- Republic of fear : fall 2005 -- Afterword -- Acknowledgments.