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Bloggers Reporting from Iraq

By Jeralyn, Section War In Iraq
Posted on Sat Jan 29, 2005 at 12:22:39 PM EST
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What's really going on in Baghdad right now? Check out these blogs posting from Iraq:

Christopher writes:

I'll be out in the thick of it for a while at least... Out with my photographer and seeing what goes on. Not sure if I'll be driving or walking. That will depend on my security guys. This is a free election? Insurgent pamphlets are being distributed that anyone walking to a polling center is a target. Several centers have already been blown up. The fear is thick enough to cut with a knife. The Iraqi security forces—with their American patrons—have tanks at the end of my street. Old Soviet T-55s, but tanks, nonetheless.

No one knows what's going to happen, whether it's the level of violence, the level of turnout or who will win. The Sistani-blessed United Iraqi Alliance (UIA) list is expected to do well, but I would be shocked if it got an absolute majority.

Yahoo has this page of updated photos from Iraq.

Baghdad Burning's last post was Thursday, and Raed in the Middle's was yesterday, but keep checking both.

Empire Notes is another good Iraqi blog, as is A Family in Baghdad.

Good links to news and blogs are available at Iraq Files.

Also blogging the elections but not from Iraq:

[Many thanks to Anna of Annatopia for helping compile this list]

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    Bloggers Reporting from Iraq | 11 comments (11 topical)
    Re: Bloggers Reporting from Iraq (none / 0) (#1)
    by Talkleft Visitor on Sat Jan 29, 2005 at 01:16:48 PM EST
    For the sake of Iraq and her people, let us all hope that Iraqis are successful in peacefully electing a govt of their own. The gtreater this success the faster can our troops pull home. The entire middle east, home to tinpot dictators, autocrats and power hungry mullahs ought to explain to their suppressed populace why Iraq can govern itself democratically whilst they can't!

    Re: Bloggers Reporting from Iraq (none / 0) (#3)
    by Talkleft Visitor on Sat Jan 29, 2005 at 03:01:17 PM EST
    Christoper writes - "The Iraqi security forces—with their American patrons..." To use the word "patron" to describe the US forces helping with security, and the Iraqi people who are trying to help themselves provides a clear look into the bias of this person who would be a journalist. And it is just a flat out insulting, despeciable, comment. Shame on him.

    Re: Bloggers Reporting from Iraq (none / 0) (#2)
    by Talkleft Visitor on Sat Jan 29, 2005 at 03:01:41 PM EST
    I'm the owner of Iraq Election Diatribes, and while I welcome a link, none of the contributors to IED are Iraqis. [Ed. Thanks, I moved you to another spot in the post and made it clear you are not posting from Iraq.]

    Re: Bloggers Reporting from Iraq (none / 0) (#4)
    by brian on Sat Jan 29, 2005 at 03:52:40 PM EST
    Poker Player should consider that Albritton is in Iraq, and has been since the shooting started, at great personal risk. Before hurling any insults, you may want to consider your own biases and your independent observations.

    Re: Bloggers Reporting from Iraq (none / 0) (#5)