More on Iraqi peace overtures….

Josh Marshal at Talking Points Memo is suspicious of the timing and veracity of the Iraqi peace story.

The main players--Hage and Maloof--appear to have ulterior motives for getting their version of the tale out there at this time. And neither man appears to be of sterling character.

No surprises there! Hage is an arms dealer and Maloof a protégé of Richard Perle. As for ulterior motives, doesn't every source in journalistic history have them?

While Marshall’s doubts do make me more cautious about the story, they don’t disprove it.

I hope journalists and Democrats with spine (an oxymoron) will pursue the matter.