knuckles Posted January 10, 2005 Report Share Posted January 10, 2005 I routinely look through Iraqi blogs to get a better understanding f what is going on there. The regular news organizations are still my primary source, but the blogs provide another set of viewpoints. Thought I would share some links, because I wish I had discovered these earlier. There is a site that I use as a directory to Iraqi blogs (and also to some blogs by US soldiers). iraqblogcount.blogspot.com Ofcourse there are some horrible Iraqi blogs that simply spew venom at anything American. There are some that are mundane. And then, there are some that are from folk who really want to see their country become a better place. This Iraqi blogger wrote today What I'm trying to say is that no religion in its present form is compatible with democracy and both democracy and religion can only co-exist if that religion is marginalized. Then there are these brothers who have decided to form a politcal party and take part in the elections. If anyone has any particular Iraqi or Soldier blogs that they find particular useful (either for news or for inspiration), I'd be interested in the links. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Citizen Publius Posted January 10, 2005 Report Share Posted January 10, 2005 Thought I would share some links, because I wish I had discovered these earlier.Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Betsy Posted January 12, 2005 Report Share Posted January 12, 2005 If anyone has any particular Iraqi or Soldier blogs that they find particular useful (either for news or for inspiration), I'd be interested in the links. Objectivist Joseph Kane was blogging straight from Saddam Hussein's former palace in the Green Zone in Baghdad. From my CyberNet: Forget about the newspaper or cable news. If you want to have an up close and personal view of what is really going on in Iraq, read what CyberNetter JOE KANE is posting to his blog. Joe is on assignment in Baghdad -- inside Saddam's (former) main palace -- as a Navy Journalist training the transitional forces and the new Iraqi military and police on how to conduct media operations and create a public affairs program. Joe originally sent out e-mail updates to anyone who signed up for them (mailto:[email protected]), but due to a very unreliable connection in Baghdad, he began posting to a weblog at http://www.AbleKaneAdventures.blogspot.com. (He still tries to send out an update reminder to the list when there has been a post). ROBERT BEGLEY, President of the NEW YORK HEROES SOCIETY, http://www.nyheroes.org sent Joe several Ayn Rand books, _Heart of a Pagan_ by ANDREW BERNSTEIN, _Black and White World_ by COX and FORKUM, a DVD of Dr. Bernstein's lecture on the Philosophical Foundations of Heroism delivered for the NY Heroes Society, as well as some interviews Robert conducted on his own cable TV program, The Voice of Reason. Ayn Rand's books were installed on a bookshelf in Saddam's Palace alongside books by EDWARD CLINE, COX and FORKUM, ANDREW BERNSTEIN and the Arabic translation of the U.S. Constitution sent to Joe by STEVE SAAF. The event was duly recorded, along with Joe's thanks, in his blog on September 30, 2004. http://tinyurl.com/473b3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knuckles Posted January 12, 2005 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2005 Objectivist Joseph Kane was blogging straight from Saddam Hussein's former palace in the Green Zone in Baghdad. Thanks. Seems that he is back in the US now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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