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Iraqi Election Blog Coverage

By Jeralyn, Section War In Iraq
Posted on Fri Jan 28, 2005 at 03:14:32 PM EST
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Many are skeptical the Iraqi elections are a sign of positive reform. The most insightful blog on the war in Iraq is Informed Comment by Professor Juan Cole.

Two Iraqi blogs I read are:

Otherwise, there's pretty slim pickings if you're looking for blogs that don't sound like they are receiving an honorarium from the Bush Administration.

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    Iraqi Election Blog Coverage | 11 comments (11 topical)
    Re: Iraqi Election Blog Coverage (none / 0) (#1)
    by Talkleft Visitor on Fri Jan 28, 2005 at 05:20:59 PM EST
    Those are all excellent links. One more for you: Healing Iraq is also good.

    Re: Iraqi Election Blog Coverage (none / 0) (#2)
    by kipling on Fri Jan 28, 2005 at 05:31:53 PM EST
    Otherwise, there's pretty slim pickings if you're looking for blogs that don't sound like they are receiving an honorarium from the Bush Administration.
    Oh, come now! Surely the few rotten apples have all been accounted for, right?..... right?

    Re: Iraqi Election Blog Coverage (none / 0) (#3)
    by ras on Fri Jan 28, 2005 at 05:38:34 PM EST
    "Many are skeptical..." The opinion of 10,000 men is of no value if none of them know anything about the subject. -- Marcus Aurelius

    Re: Iraqi Election Blog Coverage (none / 0) (#4)
    by kipling on Fri Jan 28, 2005 at 05:38:39 PM EST
    Couple more good ones on Iraq: Dahr Jamail's Iraq Dispatches and Empire Notes by Rahul Mahajan and Unfair Witness

    Re: Iraqi Election Blog Coverage (none / 0) (#5)
    by kipling on Fri Jan 28, 2005 at 05:41:46 PM EST
    The opinion of 10,000 men is of no value if none of them know anything about the subject. -- Marcus Aurelius
    Hmm, how about 10,000 men with WMDs??!! Or, "the opinion of 5 people who can get all the radio/TV/print media time and space they want"?? Even if they know nothing about the subject...

    Re: Iraqi Election Blog Coverage (none / 0) (#6)
    by jimcee on Fri Jan 28, 2005 at 06:43:31 PM EST
    "iraqthemodel" is pretty good despite Eric Alterman's blood libel vis a vis accusing the authors of being CIA. Nice job Mr Alterman, I wouldn't wish the same on your family but then I'm not paid to be obnoxious, just a hobby.

    Re: Iraqi Election Blog Coverage (none / 0) (#7)
    by Talkleft Visitor on Sat Jan 29, 2005 at 01:02:10 AM EST
    Hope not to many people get killed. let us all hope this will be a good thing.

    Re: Iraqi Election Blog Coverage (none / 0) (#8)
    by Talkleft Visitor on Sat Jan 29, 2005 at 07:40:29 AM EST
    Very good links, especially Juan Cole's Informed Comment. I would also like to recommend the Drefuss Report, David Hackworth, and Occupation Watch. You should also give yourself a pat on the back for your coverage of Iraq.

    Re: Iraqi Election Blog Coverage (none / 0) (#9)
    by Talkleft Visitor on Sat Jan 29, 2005 at 03:15:33 PM EST
    Is Raed the Baathist blogger, who's site was popular before the war?

    Re: Iraqi Election Blog Coverage (none / 0) (#10)
    by jimcee on Sat Jan 29, 2005 at 04:33:43 PM EST
    Don M., Yup, then he went to work for The Guardian and went off the deep end.

    Re: Iraqi Election Blog Coverage (none / 0) (#11)
    by Talkleft Visitor on Sun Jan 30, 2005 at 03:05:57 PM EST
    Isn't it amazing how wrong the popular media was on this Iraqi election? Someone, somewhere, please at least smile that it went well....if you saw or listened to Kerry today, you'da thought he lost to "the idiot" AGAIN....if you can't get over the fact that we live in one country, then at least have the courage or conviction of the Iraqi people ....how about a new Left bumper sticker....BELIEVE, AND LEAVE! Or is it really more fun to stay around and watch "the idiot" be right again, and again, and again......

    Iraqi Election Blog Coverage | 11 comments (11 topical)