Iraqi Blogs

[MalevolentLight]

http://www.roadofanation.com/blog/archive/2004_07_01_roadofanation_archive.html#108918450965633448

Iraqi blog with links to other iraqi blogs. I especially like this one http://iraqthemodel.blogspot.com/

Discuss. Opinions? Comments? Interesting read.

[MalevolentLight]

Small party and great hopes.
I was on duty-call in the hospital all yesterday and I was in the ward when I heard the news that Mr. Bremer had already transferred the power to the new government two days ahead of the expected date. I was so happy about this news and I couldn’t wait until I finish my tour to celebrate the occasion.

My friends all seemed thrilled and optimistic, yet they seemed to have no interset in celebrating the event. I decided to do something so I asked one of my colleagues to cover for me for an hour; I told him that I have to get something from outside.I directly headed to the nearest bakery and ordered a nice cake and returned to the hospital as fast as I could. On the way, I didn’t see any large calibrations but I noticed that the streets were busier than usual and people looked lively and relaxed.

I invited some of my friends, one of us volunteered to get some beverages and we gathered around the cake to celebrate the happy event. I took some pictures but sadly not all the doctors (female mainly) agreed on me posting their pictures and I’ll respect their will.

Some of us were celebrating regaining sovereignty, some were celebrating the end of occupation, others were happy because they think the new government will bring safety and order. I was celebrating a new and a great step towards democracy, but we were all joined by true hope for a better future and by the love we have for Iraq.

After wards we sat for a while discussing different matters. The hall was busy and everyone was chatting and laughing loud. They had Al-Jazeera on (something I never managed to convince them to stop doing). Then suddenly Mr. Bremer appeared on TV reading his last speech before he left Iraq. I approached the TV to listen carefully to the speech, as I expected it to be difficult in the midst of all that noise. To my surprise everyone stopped what they were doing and started watching as attentively as I was.

The speech was impressive and you could hear the sound of a needle if one had dropped it at that time. The most sensational moment was the end of the speech when Mr. Bremer used a famous Arab emotional poem. The poem was for a famous Arab poet who said it while leaving Baghdad. Al-Jazeera had put an interpreter who tried to translate even the Arabic poem which Mr. Bremer was telling in a fair Arabic! “Let this damned interpreter shut up. We want to hear what the man is saying” One of my colloquies shouted. The scene was very touching that the guy sitting next to me (who used to sympathize with Muqtada) said “He’s going to make me cry!”

Then he finished his speech by saying in Arabic,”A’ash Al-Iraq, A’ash Al-Iraq, A’ash Al-Iraq”! (Long live Iraq, Long live Iraq, long live Iraq).

I was deeply moved by this great man’s words but I couldn’t prevent myself from watching the effect of his words on my friends who some of them were anti-Americans and some were skeptic, although some of them have always shared my optimism. I found that they were touched even more deeply than I was. I turned to one friend who was a committed She’at and who distrusted America all the way. He looked as if he was bewitched, and I asked him, “So, what do you think of this man? Do you still consider him an invader?” My friend smiled, still touched and said, “Absolutely not! He brought tears to my eyes. God bless him.”

Another friend approached me. This one was not religious but he was one of the conspiracy theory believers. He put his hands on my shoulders and said smiling, “I must admit that I’m beginning to believe in what you’ve been telling us for months and I’m beginning to have faith in America. I never thought that they will hand us sovereignty in time. These people have shown that they keep their promises.”

-By Ali.

[MalevolentLight]

On the roadofanation link make sure you read his response to Michael Moore's Farenheit 9/11

[MalevolentLight]

You'll find on here opinions ranging from mistrust to outright support to out right resistence. I think we made a huge mistake in not taking saddam out in 1990 and I almost feel like we owe them an apology for not finishing the job 14 years ago. Glad we finally did it.

[Agathon]

Yes, we all know that the blogging phenomenon means that functional illiterates now have the means to broadcast drivel to the world.

Go to Fallujah for a second opinion.

[Urban Ranger]

Blogging though can be very useful, because now the vast majority of the people who don't have sufficient previleges to get published can get their opinions and ideas heard.

Of course, you will get lots of chaff, but that's just the way it works.

[MalevolentLight]

Well that was very condescending for a communist who supposedly fights for the rights of everyone. But I can't say I'm surprised. Communists only fight for their right for a free ride.

[MalevolentLight]

Again let me state you will find a wide range of opinions on there both for the war and against. But you get a very good idea of what life is like in Iraq and the reasons for either their approval or disapproval of the war. I must say I find some of their reasons for disapproving quite legitimate and I even agree with alot of them and I'm about as conservative as they come. But you don't see anyone on there calling Americans infidels or baby killers.

[Ted Striker]

Originally posted by Agathon
Yes, we all know that the blogging phenomenon means that functional illiterates now have the means to broadcast drivel to the world.

Go to Fallujah for a second opinion.

Nice copout and poor attempt to discredit actual legitimate opinions.

Once again you want to see Iraq fail just to stick it to the Americans.

Sorry, it's not going to happen.

Find some other masturbation material.

[Whoha]

Originally posted by Agathon
Yes, we all know that the blogging phenomenon means that functional illiterates now have the means to broadcast drivel to the world.

Go to Fallujah for a second opinion.

Don't worry, there are some Iraqi bloggers that are pissed that they can't just rape the north and south for resources anymore.

[Eli]

Originally posted by Agathon
Yes, we all know that the blogging phenomenon means that functional illiterates now have the means to broadcast drivel to the world.

Just like internet forums...

[DaShi]

I think Iraq should be used to store cheese.

[Agathon]

Just like internet forums...

How true.

[Urban Ranger]

Originally posted by MalevolentLight
Well that was very condescending for a communist who supposedly fights for the rights of everyone.

It appears that you don't understand communism.

[MalevolentLight]

I don't see much in the way of responses and I know people have strong feelings on the subject. Guess it's hard to spin things the way you want when you are reading it from actual Iraqis posting whatever their own opinion is.