Remember the good old days?

There was a time, not so long ago, when this story wouldn't have been a sidebar.

BAGHDAD, Iraq, Nov 2 - At least 21 people were killed and 59 were wounded in two car bomb attacks outside of Baghdad today, and the American military reported the deaths of four more American troops in separate incidents in a troubled Sunni Arab province known for insurgent activity.

But it is on nytimes.com right now. The mainbar?

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - The Iraqi government issued a plea on Wednesday to former junior officers in Saddam Hussein's military who were sacked by the U.S. occupiers after his fall to return to the army as it battles a fierce Sunni Arab insurgency.

Maybe they can award them medals or something.