More freedom and democracy in the new Iraq

It appears that Allawi missed the conference call on how a free press is necessary for a democratic nation to unction as a democracy. You know, keeping the people informed and educated, yadda yadda yadda. This doesn't keep people informed:

Last night Iraqi police ordered all journalists to leave Najaf. Four police cars surrounded a hotel where journalists were staying and presented the order, signed by Najaf's police chief, Brigadier Ghalib al-Jazaari, the Associated Press news agency reported. Police said reporters who remained would be arrested, journalists said.

This paragraph came from a story discussing insurgents setting off around a "historic national conference in Baghdad" to setup a democratic congress. Apparently, Allawi forgot to mail a few invitations.