[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 Afghan bloggers. This week we
   have the Pak-Afghan Jirga, Iraq's neighbors, developments in Basra,
   and much, much more.

   [1]Sanjar has a commentary on the draft declaration of the Pak-Afghan
   Jirga. I don't know that I've seen a more surreal document in my life.

   [2]A Star from Mosul posts about her trip to Syria.

   You might find this post about [3]Baghdad Bacon and Eggs's shopping
   trip to Najaf interesting.

   [4]Baghdad Connect's post may give you some idea of the tenuous
   character of the shifting alliances in Iraq.

   [5]Children's Voice from Iraq has an anecdote of life under Saddam.
   I'm sure it would make Riverbend nostalgic for the good old days.

   [6]Great Baghdad posts on federalism, Iraqi-style.

   Omar of [7]Iraq the Model assesses the impact of reaching out to
   Iraq's neighbors.

   [8]Fayrouz's correspondent in Basra reports on developments there.

   I avoid linking to posts by Iraqi ex-pats in the CotL but I wanted to
   draw this post from [9]IraqPundit to your attention. Contrary to what
   you might have heard Iraqis are increasingly secular and nationalistic
   in their political outlook. Fit that in with the narrative of an Iraq
   dominated by sectarian interests if you can.

   [10]Last of Iraqis posts on his trip to Jordan.

   Dave Schuler posts regularly to his own weblog, [11]The Glittering
   Eye. The Carnival was originally conceived by Ryan Boots.

References

   1. http://sanjar.blogspot.com/2007/08/pak-afghan-jirga-draft-declaration.html
   2. http://astarfrommosul.blogspot.com/2007/04/back-from-syria.html
   3. http://baghdadbacon.blogspot.com/2007/08/i-went-to-najaf.html
   4. http://baghdad-connect.blogspot.com/2007/08/invaders-insurgency-widens-to-include.html
   5. http://childrensvoiceiraqkids.blogspot.com/2007/08/iraqi-kids-under-saddam-police-station.html
   6. http://greatbaghdad.blogspot.com/2007/08/fedral-state-of-iraq.html
   7. http://iraqthemodel.blogspot.com/2007/08/talking-to-iraqs-neighbors.html
   8. http://fayrouz.blogspot.com/2007/08/destruction-of-lion-of-babylon-in-basra.html
   9. http://iraqpundit.blogspot.com/2007/08/so-this-isnt-newsworthy.html
  10. http://last-of-iraqis.blogspot.com/2007/08/jail.html
  11. http://www.theglitteringeye.com/