[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/1163517539.shtml


   The Carnival of the Liberated, a sampler of some of the best posts of
   the week from Iraqi and Afghan bloggers, is back after a one week
   hiatus for the U. S. elections. This week we'll focus mostly on
   Saddam's verdict and Iraqi reaction to the American elections.

    Afghan Bloggers

   [1]Afghan Lord reports the banning of poppy cultivation in
   Afghanistan.

   [2]Afghan Warrior hails the Pakistani Air Force strike against Taliban
   positions within Pakistan and calls for more activity against them by
   Pakistan. It certainly won't be possible to stabilize Afghanistan
   without that kind of support.

    Iraqi bloggers on Saddam's verdict

   [3]A Star From Mosul wasn't much interested in Saddam's verdict:

     What are my reactions on the trial? NONE.. I didn't even watch it.
     I didn't want to. It won't change a thing, not to the better at
     least.

     What's Saddam to me? Once a president who I hated.. Now a former
     president who just "made" things work!!

   [4]An Iraqi Tear is cynical about it:

     It is clear now that Saddam trial was nothing but a political
     âgameâ between Bushâs hand played whenever he needs the Americans
     to sympathized with him; just like his game âthe war against
     terrorismâ.

   [5]Riverbend reacted bitterly:

     Execute the dictator. Itâs that simple. When American troops are
     being killed by the dozen, when the country you are occupying is
     threatening to break up into smaller countries, when you have
     militias and death squads roaming the streets and youâve put a
     group of Mullahs in power- execute the dictator.

   That's just her opening. There's lots more. [6]Iraqi Konfused Kid
   posts an ironic send-up of the trial and sentencing. He concludes on a
   more serious note:

     Most of the Iraqis I've prodded felt oblivious to what could happen
     to Saddam's neck, a Sunni cousin of mine by the name of Omar in
     Ghazaliya said: 'To the hell', while another Sunni cousin of mine
     in Egypt said: 'To the heck." I for one, felt happy, and
     congratulated everyone I saw. While having justice done to the
     tyrant would have been so much better if it were not for the sad
     state of Iraq today, I only felt good today because this could
     actually achieve good effects on the ground - I think that the
     minute Saddam is executed many of the Baathists would stop and
     reconsider what they are fighting for, the Iraqi Baath party always
     will be a personality cult. Hell may break loose for the next
     couple of days but remember, we are already in hell, so bring it
     on.

   chikitita of [7]first words, first walk, first...in Iraq posts a very
   fine, unexcerptable post in reaction. Read it all. [8]Five Rings posts
   what he calls a post of joy, not politics. [9]Iraqi Lord is not happy.
   He says this is not a verdict of justice. [10]Hammorabi says it's a
   step forward. [11]Iraq at a Glance is relieved. [12]Iraqi Screen got
   the reactions of a number of ordinary Iraqis. [13]Iraqi Roses wonders
   what's in the Saddam verdict for her? [14]neurotic iraqi wife was
   disappointed by the verdict (she thought it was too lenient).
   [15]Sooni wants to celebrate! Fatima of [16]Thoughts from Baghdad says
   that a lot of people aren't celebrating. One of those would be
   [17]Truth About Iraqis who has a lengthy jeremiad on the verdict as a
   sign of Arab humiliation. On the other hand I can only conclude that
   Zappy of [18]Where Date Palms Grow is happy about the verdict (click
   on the link when you get to Zappy's post).

    Iraqi bloggers on the American elections

   Mohammed of [19]Iraq the Model posts an analysis of the American
   elections from a Middle Eastern perspective. Abu Khaleel of [20]Iraqi
   Letters is triumphant at the results of the U. S. elections, if only
   to see Bush's discomfiture. Alaa of [21]The Mesopotamian, the finest
   essayist of the Iraqi English language blogosphere, concludes his post
   on the American elections like this:

     Democrat or republican, America has no option but to find a way to
     win this war. All real Americans must be as sure of that as all
     real Iraqis.

   Read the whole thing.

   Dave Schuler posts regularly to his own weblog, [22]The Glittering
   Eye. The Carnival was originally conceived by Ryan Boots.

References

   1. http://afghanlord.blogspot.com/2006/11/poppy-legalization-banned-in_13.html
   2. http://afghanwarrior.blogspot.com/2006/11/operations-against-terror-should-be.html
   3. http://astarfrommosul.blogspot.com/2006/11/lets-please-resume.html
   4. http://thewomaniwasblog.blogspot.com/2006/11/iraqis-between-mass-graves-and-unknown_09.html
   5. http://riverbendblog.blogspot.com/2006_11_01_riverbendblog_archive.html#116274961239136314
   6. http://ejectiraqikkk.blogspot.com/2006/11/saddams-sentence.html
   7. http://firstwordsfirstwalkfirstiniraq.blogspot.com/2006/11/when-victims-rejoice.html
   8. http://kyubai-shin-shin.blogspot.com/2006/11/saddam-fallen-icon-post-of-joy-not.html
   9. http://theiraqilord.blogspot.com/2006/11/not-happy-for-sake-of-all-that-things.html
  10. http://hammorabi.blogspot.com/2006/11/lesson-for-tyrants-and-dictators-at.html
  11. http://iraqataglance.blogspot.com/archives/2006_11_01_iraqataglance_archive.html#116272312904146555
  12. http://iraqiscreen.blogspot.com/2006/11/iam-not-happy.html
  13. http://iraqi-roses.blogspot.com/2006/11/this-is-nonsense_12.html
  14. http://neurotic-iraqi-wife.blogspot.com/2006/11/easy-life-easy-death.html
  15. http://justsooni.blogspot.com/2006/11/saddam-meets-his-inevitable-fate.html
  16. http://thoughtsfrombaghdad.blogspot.com/2006/11/saddams-verdict.html
  17. http://truth-about-iraqis2.blogspot.com/2006/11/defiant-till-end-remember-remember.html
  18. http://citycalledhell.blogspot.com/2006/11/breaking-news-saddam-has-escaped.html
  19. http://iraqthemodel.blogspot.com/2006/11/american-elections-from-middle-eastern.html
  20. http://iraquna.blogspot.com/2006/11/us-midterms-and-rummy-and-iraq.html
  21. http://messopotamian.blogspot.com/2006_11_01_messopotamian_archive.html#116336194405511777
  22. http://www.theglitteringeye.com/