Don't buy reports from Iraq that the Supreme Council for Islamic Revolution in Iraq (SCIRI) has changed its spots. After a two-day session, SCIRI said that it is dropping the word "revolution" from its name, and reports hint that it is reorienting from loyalty to Ayatollah Khamenei, Iran's supreme leader, to Ayatollah Sistani, the Iraqi cleric atop the heap in Najaf. To me, it's all spin: SCIRI, whatever it calls itself, is loyal to and still dependent on Iran.

For a really good analysis, see Reidar Visser.

P.S. The new acronym is SIIC: Supreme Islamic Iraqi Council.