Chris Albritton is a pretty reliable source of information from Iraq. With regards to that "big" military op, he's got the scoop on his blog.

Back to Iraq 3.0: Operation Overblown:

“Operation Swarmer” is really a media show. It was designed to show off the new Iraqi Army — although there was no enemy for them to fight...

Stations like Fox and CNN have really taken this and ran with it, with fancy graphics and theme music, thanks to a relatively slow news day.

Interesting notes from Albritton about Iraqi intelligence, reminding us how sometimes we get played by people looking to settle scores. Personally, I long for the good old days of Operation Stoner Witch. Ooohh...

UPDATE: In fact, FoxNews replayed clips of "shock and awe" and also motherfucking 9/11 in their coverage. Assholes. That's such obvious propaganda.