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

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Posted by Dave Schuler:
The Carnival of the Liberated
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   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.

   [1]24 Steps to Liberty reports the perils of wearing shorts in today's
   Iraq.

   [2]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.

   [3]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 [4]The Truth About Iraqis is probably
   the best.

   [5]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 [6]Iraq the Model disagrees with CNN's translation of the
   statement of the Iraqi Foreign Minister on Iran's nuclear development
   program.

   Ishtar of [7]Iraqi Screen writes about the growth in inter-tribal
   warfare there.

   I generally avoid linking to posts from Iraqi ex-pats but I found
   [8]this post from IraqPundit on the "Islamism of the absurd"
   irresistible.

   As they prepare to leave Iraq, [9]neurotic iraqi wife and Hubby
   ventured out of the Green Zone to do some sightseeing. Pictures.

   Fatima of [10]Thoughts from Baghdad takes a walk in her neighborhood.
   She has pictures, too.

   [11]Thought Riot posts on the Jews of Baghdad.

   I'm not entirely sure what to make of the blog [12]Baghdad Connect but
   it's worth a look. Hat tip: [13]Asterism.

   Also, check out the impressive list of links to sites of Kurdish and
   general Iraqi interest in Miriam of [14]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, [15]The Glittering
   Eye. The Carnival was originally conceived by Ryan Boots.

References

   1. http://twentyfourstepstoliberty.blogspot.com/2006/05/day-off-reminds-me-of-reality-i-had.html
   2. http://abutamam.blogspot.com/2006/05/by-my-hands-alone-i-took-out-200.html
   3. http://theiraqilord.blogspot.com/2006/05/not-so-funny-i-have-decided-not-write.html
   4. http://truth-about-iraqis.blogspot.com/2006/05/iraq-horrific-details-of-atrocities-in.html
   5. http://hammorabi.blogspot.com/2006/05/war-against-terror-after-1192001.html
   6. http://iraqthemodel.blogspot.com/2006/05/lost-in-translation.html
   7. http://iraqiscreen.blogspot.com/2006/05/tribes-war.html
   8. http://iraqpundit.blogspot.com/2006/05/terrorist-of-absurd.html
   9. http://neurotic-iraqi-wife.blogspot.com/2006/05/tourist-in-baghdad.html
  10. http://thoughtsfrombaghdad.blogspot.com/2006/05/beautiful-day-in-neighborhood.html
  11. http://thought-riot.blogspot.com/2006/05/human-iraqi-jew.html
  12. http://baghdad-connect.blogspot.com/
  13. http://asterism.blogspot.com/2006/05/landing-at-iraqi-blogodrome_26.html
  14. http://pearlsofiraq.blogspot.com/
  15. http://www.theglitteringeye.com/