The Carnival of the Liberated
Dave Schuler
Welcome to the Carnival of the Liberated, a sampler of some of the best posts of the week from Iraqi and Afghani bloggers. This week we've got sightseeing, the Haditha Massacre, losses in translation, a new Iraqi blog, and much, much more.
24 Steps to Liberty reports the perils of wearing shorts in today's Iraq.
Imad Khadduri is still pitching the Jessie MacBeth video. I also found new links (since the video was revealed as a hoax) to the video on other Iraqi blogs. As I commented last week, the harm has already been done.
Freedom of Mind is signing off:
But what I hate the most is my countrymen's attitude, passive attitude to be more exact. I was talking the other day with a friend of mine, who currently live in Syria, he said a lot of things that really pissed me off, but there was one thing that made go ballistic, he said that Iraq was imposed upon him as a country, that he had no choice of being Iraqi. What the hell is that crap about? I'm sorry, but if Iraqis feel that way, then we have no choice whatsoever of being a country, let alone a civilized one. If we keep asking people to help us and don't help ourselves, if we keep waiting for god or people to help us, if we keep silent about everything that's going on today, then we are doomed, then its our end, then we are signing our countries death certificate, and very much likely our own. God be with you beloved Iraq, there are little left who truly loved it.
There were a number of posts in the Iraqi blogosphere this week on the Haditha Massacre. This one from The Truth About Iraqis is probably the best.
Hammorabi has a long somewhat rambling post on the War on Terror, generally. He blames United States policy of the last 25 years.
Omar of Iraq the Model disagrees with CNN's translation of the statement of the Iraqi Foreign Minister on Iran's nuclear development program.
Ishtar of Iraqi Screen writes about the growth in inter-tribal warfare there.
I generally avoid linking to posts from Iraqi ex-pats but I found this post from IraqPundit on the “Islamism of the absurd” irresistible.
As they prepare to leave Iraq, neurotic iraqi wife and Hubby ventured out of the Green Zone to do some sightseeing. Pictures.
Fatima of Thoughts from Baghdad takes a walk in her neighborhood. She has pictures, too.
Thought Riot posts on the Jews of Baghdad.
I'm not entirely sure what to make of the blog Baghdad Connect but it's worth a look. Hat tip: Asterism.
Also, check out the impressive list of links to sites of Kurdish and general Iraqi interest in Miriam of Pearls of Iraq's blogroll under “Other Links”. She has a link to Iraqi Save the Children, a link to a site on the Iraqi railway system, and an enormous number of other interesting sites.
Dave Schuler posts regularly to his own weblog, The Glittering Eye. The Carnival was originally conceived by Ryan Boots.
