[Dean's World] Dave Schuler: The Carnival of the Liberated

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Posted by Dave Schuler:
The Carnival of the Liberated
http://www.deanesmay.com/posts/1150808866.shtml


   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 Forward Together, captured GI's, blossoming fruit, and much,
   much more.

   [1]Afghan Warrior criticizes the Afghan government's plan to recruit
   tribal militias to boost security.

   [2]Baghdad Connect continues to be very intriguing with recent posts
   on the disinformation campaign in Iraq (which it attributes to
   communists and Ba'athists), problems for Iraqis in obtaining tourist
   visas in Kuwait, and more. Keep scrolling.

   Mama of [3]Emotions... makes a good point: Saddam and his henchmen are
   faring better in captivity than ordinary Iraqis are at large.

   [4]Imad Khadduri reports on the info making the rounds on the two
   American soldiers missing after a checkpoint attack. Included are the
   terms for release which include release of all female Iraqi prisoners
   from American prisons, release of religious leaders, and delivery of
   Zarqawi's body to his family. [5]CNN is now reporting that the Iraqi
   Defense Ministry has told them that the two soldiers have been found
   dead. [6]Associated Press is reporting the the U. S. military has
   confirmed the story. ABC News is reporting that the two soldiers had
   been tortured and beheaded. So, presumably, the negotiation info is
   bogus.

   [7]Freedom of Mind reacts to the death of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi:

     t is not the man whom I hate, itâs the thought that killing
     innocent people is O.K., itâs the thought that doing some
     grotesque, repugnant, and unholy things like beheading people,
     innocent people I might add, and be happy about doing it, this
     thought just sickens me. The thought that they think that god had
     ordered them to do it, the way they do there things and say the
     name of god make want to throw up, the thought that someone wears a
     explosive belt and kills himself with several other people, whom
     only fault was being there at the wrong time, shopping at local
     market to go home and feed their children. The thought that
     children are considered targets, and children are being killed like
     there is nothing to it, and believing that god is O.K. with killing
     children. The thought that every non Muslim is a target, even if he
     or she dedicated his or her life to help other people, regardless
     of their religion, some one like Margaret Hassan. The thought that
     they can say who is going to heaven and who is going to hell, that
     thought that they can judge people, the thought that they can kill
     anyone who has so much as a different opinion, that thought that
     they think they have the power to condemn people, the thought that
     they could say who lives and who dies.

   Zeyad of [8]Healing Iraq has left Iraq, presumably on his way to the
   United States, but has found time to comment on the reaction of people
   in Jordan to Zarqawi's death:

     Amman is the same as I left it last time. An ever expanding
     bustling city that gives the false impression of modernity and a
     progressive, enlightened society. Yet, every Jordanian I spoke to
     thinks that Zarqawi is a martyr. One taxi driver frankly told me
     that one should not rejoice over Zarqawi's death, for one simple
     reason: Americans and Iraqis are happy about it.

   Iraq the Model has posted extensively on Operation Forward Together,
   the joint Iraqi-American operation to secure Baghad. The [9]first
   installment is here. Updates are [10]here and [11]here. Alaa of
   [12]The Mesopotamian also comments on the operation--he's been urging
   something of the sort for almost three years.

   [13]Iraqi Screen says that there is an organized plan by the Iranian
   secret service to assassinate Iraqi pilots who participated in the
   Iran-Iraq War.

   [14]Treasure of Baghdad posts on his trip to Iraqi Kurdistan. Maybe
   better than taking a vacation yourself.

   Fatima of [15]Thoughts from Baghdad posts beautiful pictures of the
   blossoming fruit in her husband's grandparents' garden in Adhamiyah.

   Dave Schuler posts regularly to his own weblog, [16]The Glittering
   Eye. The Carnival was originally conceived by Ryan Boots.

References

   1. http://afghanwarrior.blogspot.com/2006/06/recruit-of-militia-forces-in.html
   2. http://baghdad-connect.blogspot.com/
   3. http://youngmammy.blogspot.com/2006/06/human-with-no-rights_19.html
   4. http://abutamam.blogspot.com/2006/06/negotiations-on-two-captured-american.html
   5. http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/06/20/soldiers.missing/
   6. http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=2096886
   7. http://theiraqilord.blogspot.com/2006/06/to-lowest-circle-of-hell-first-i-want.html
   8. http://healingiraq.blogspot.com/archives/2006_06_01_healingiraq_archive.html#115031458609181461
   9. http://iraqthemodel.blogspot.com/2006/06/forward-together.html
  10. http://iraqthemodel.blogspot.com/2006/06/forward-togetherday-2.html
  11. http://iraqthemodel.blogspot.com/2006/06/forward-together-faces-serious.html
  12. http://messopotamian.blogspot.com/2006_06_01_messopotamian_archive.html#115047104352654981
  13. http://iraqiscreen.blogspot.com/2006/06/iraq-today.html
  14. http://baghdadtreasure.blogspot.com/2006/06/trip-to-kurdistan-northern-iraq.html
  15. http://thoughtsfrombaghdad.blogspot.com/2006/06/blossoming-fruit-trees.html
  16. http://www.theglitteringeye.com/