marked increase in attacks, especially coordinated simultaneous strikes, a trademark of ISI -- the Islamic State of Iraq -- an umbrella organization that includes al Qaeda in Iraq. Baghdad is a maze of blast walls and checkpoints, with Iraqi security forces beefing up security but hardly accomplishing anything more than creating ever-more frustrating traffic jams. The government touts instances when it has managed to diffuse bombs, but the harsh reality is that they simply can not stem the violence. July was the deadliest month in Iraq in the last five years since the peak of sectarian violence in 2006 and 2007. According to the U.N., 1,057 Iraqis were killed and another 2,326 were wounded in acts of terrorism and violence last month. And on Saturday bombings spanning from Nassiriya in the south, to Baghdad, to Mosul in the north claimed dozens of lives and wounded nearly two hundred more. It was Eid, the three day holiday that marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan. The explosions mostly went off in predominantly Shiite areas -- at coffee shops, markets and bus stops. Where are the security forces ? a man at one of the bomb sites asked angrily. If you -- Prime Minister Maliki -- can not deal with security, let someone else ! Anger and frustration among Iraqis is heartbreakingly palpable. The Islamic State of Iraq claimed responsibility in a statement, saying that the