Baghdad lockdown ordered in bid to stop bombers

So, this is how freedom is marching on, by creating a human chain link fence of Iraqi security forces around Baghdad.

Sheesh.

Tens of thousands of Iraqi security personnel are to form a tight cordon around Baghdad involving hundreds of checkpoints in a bid to stem a spate of deadly car bombings, Defence Minister Saadun al-Dulaimi told reporters.

"We're going to set up a security cordon around Baghdad ... and it will be impossible for terrorists to cross," he said Thursday, adding that the plan would come into operation next week before being extended to the provinces.