The Inspector General Reports

The July report of the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction has been given to Congress. It reports one good thing - the production of oil and gas has surpassed the pre-war levels - and a few bad things:

• Security is still a major problem
• Corruption is rife, one-third of Iraqis say they've had to bribe someone in the past year
• Transition planning is still weak
• There are 82 open investigations into fraud and corruption.