[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/1161701624.shtml


   Welcome to the Carnival of the Liberated, a sampler of some of the
   best posts of the week from Iraqi and Afghan bloggers. This week we
   have prisoner exchange, the continuing controversy on the Lancet
   report, reports of killings, kidnappings, and cover-ups, and much
   more.

   [1]Afghan Lord posts on a very bizarre situation: Islamist extremists
   have kidnapped an Italian convert to Islam and demand in exchange for
   his release an Afghan converted to Christianity, currently harbored in
   Italy. As he points out, this sounds like a disincentive for
   conversion to Islam.

   It's been a big week in the Iraqi blogosphere, with Iraqi bloggers
   organizing and polling each other's opinion as never before. For the
   complete lowdown and links [2]see here. The source of the ferment has
   been the Lancet report of fatalities in Iraq and the controversy
   continues. Najma of [3]A Star from Mosul points out the mess in Mosul
   and puts in her two cents. [4]An Iraqi Tear comments. [5]Baghdad
   Chronicles makes her own observations about the issue and the
   reactions of other Iraqi bloggers. [6]Baghdad Connect says the
   political factions and government are playing the study down.

   [7]Iraqi Konfused Kollege Kid, who organized the debate among Iraqi
   bloggers last week, posts on the meeting in Mecca of Sunni religious
   leaders on the sectarian violence in Iraq. Omar of [8]Iraq the Model
   comments on the Mecca document.

   [9]Roads to Iraq translates a few observations on the situation in
   Iraq from Arab dailies.

   Five Rings bids [10]farewell to Ramadan and [11]welcomes Eid as does
   [12]Hammorabi.

   [13]Imad Khadduri has a report on the explosions in a U. S. ammo dump
   that you probably should read.

   [14]Iraqi Screen has a horrifying story of a Shi'ite death squad.

   Delilah of [15]MNSHO responds to the questions of an Australian
   blogger. Her responses are worth reading.

   [16]neurotic iraqi wife's most recent post from inside the Green Zone
   suggests that the sectarian tensions are increasing there, too.

   [17]Sooni posts on the Islamic state recently declared in Iraq.
   [18]The Mesopotamian posts on this as well and notes that it's not
   just wearing short, women driving, and listening to music that has
   been forbidden there but pickles, bread, and knives and forks.

   Zappy of [19]Where Date Palms Grow witnesses an abduction.

   Dave Schuler posts regularly to his own weblog, [20]The Glittering
   Eye. The Carnival was originally conceived by Ryan Boots.

References

   1. http://afghanlord.blogspot.com/2006/10/exchanging-muslim-torsello-with.html
   2. http://www.deanesmay.com/posts/1161371402.shtml
   3. http://astarfrommosul.blogspot.com/2006/10/whats-happening-updated_19.html
   4. http://thewomaniwasblog.blogspot.com/2006/10/bush-does-not-hear-does-not-see-but.html
   5. http://blog.aliraqi.org/2006/10/our_blood_is_not_for_auctionin_1.html
   6. http://baghdad-connect.blogspot.com/2006/10/play-down-lancet-report.html
   7. http://ejectiraqikkk.blogspot.com/2006/10/mecca-document-iraqis-choose-mahdis.html
   8. http://iraqthemodel.blogspot.com/2006/10/that-mecca-document.html
   9. http://www.roadstoiraq.com/2006/10/23/us-policy-in-iraq-failed-arab-dailies-say/
  10. http://kyubai-shin-shin.blogspot.com/2006/10/farewell-ramadan.html
  11. http://kyubai-shin-shin.blogspot.com/2006/10/merry-eid-to-all.html
  12. http://hammorabi.blogspot.com/2006/10/ramadhan-end-and-eid-mubarak-month-of.html
  13. http://abutamam.blogspot.com/2006/10/no-reported-casualties-at-camp-falcon.html
  14. http://iraqiscreen.blogspot.com/2006/10/four-ubaidi-brothers.html
  15. http://delilah-talks.blogspot.com/2006/10/iraqi-delilh.html
  16. http://neurotic-iraqi-wife.blogspot.com/2006/10/age-of-ignorance.html
  17. http://justsooni.blogspot.com/2006/10/islamic-state-in-iraq.html
  18. http://messopotamian.blogspot.com/2006_10_01_messopotamian_archive.html#116167599962635736
  19. http://citycalledhell.blogspot.com/2006/10/they.html
  20. http://www.theglitteringeye.com/