[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 a cock-fighting, "the surge", a podcast featuring an Iraqi
   blogger, the execution of Saddam, and much, much more.

   [1]Afghan Lord posts a video of cock-fighting, a popular winter
   pastime in Afghanistan.

   [2]Afghan Warrior presents a status report on Afghanistan:

     Now life has been changed for most Afghans and they are enjoying
     their lives compared to the hardline regime.

     Afghans think that the U.S and coalition troops should be in
     Afghanistan until our own army and police force are able to handle
     security on their own. In my opinion the Afghan forces will need 3
     more years to be able to handle security on their own. Recently the
     wages of our armed force have been increased which is a good sign
     and more young men will be encouraged to join the army.

   [3]24 Steps to Liberty is enthusiastic about "the surge". [4]Baghdad
   Connect reports on the preparations for the action in Baghdad.
   [5]Roads to Iraq has a translation of the Ba'ath Party statement on
   "the surge". [6]Hammorabi thinks that the reason for the security
   problems in Iraq is that the U. S. is restraining the Iraqi army and
   police forces. As best as I can tell that seems to be a minority view.
   Mohammed of [7]Iraq the Model reports on the action and the reaction.
   I found this reported exchange between Iraqi pols interesting:

     Al-Inizi said "Iraq is not an American state and Bush must consult
     with us before making such decisions about sending troopsâ¦" to
     which al-Alusi responded by saying "We have an elected prime
     minister and he was consultedâ¦you and others like yourself
     wouldn't be sitting here had America not helped us. They are trying
     to protect this democracy and they possess what they can offer to
     help us with the security situation, but what do you have?? Cut the
     nonsense, ok? Do you think the parliament wants to vote about this?
     Fine, let's ask everybody if they want such votingâ¦"

   [8]neurotic iraqi wife thinks "the surge" is long overdue and she's
   all for it but doesn't think that's enough. BTW you can [9]hear
   Neurotica in a SF Chronicle podcast here.

   [10]Alive in Baghdad has a video of a priest's statement on the plight
   of Christian Iraqis, who've been under attack there.

   [11]Iraqi Konfused Kid posts a report on the state of Iraq as
   reflected in seven taxi rides.

   I generally avoid linking to posts by Iraqi ex-pats in the CotL but I
   thought you might be interested in this commentary on a "news report"
   on Al-Baghdadiya (which broadcasts from Egypt) from [12]Eye Raki, an
   ex-pat living in London.

   [13]Fayrouz's correspondent in Basra reports on the situation there.

   If [14]this post from Iraqi Screen is to be believed the Mahdi Army is
   not a particularly savory lot.

   [15]Dr. Hanoudi writes on the life and death of Saddam Hussein.
   [16]Iraqi Roulette reflects on the execution.

   There's a new Iraqi blogger whose focus is the Iraqi Blogosphere:
   Semiramis of [17]Encyclopedia of Iraqi Blogs. Hat tip: [18]Healing
   Iraq. I'm actually rather relieved that, in her review of blogs that
   survey Iraqi blogs, she didn't mention CotL.

   Dave Schuler posts regularly to his own weblog, [19]The Glittering
   Eye. The Carnival was originally conceived by Ryan Boots.

References

   1. http://afghanlord.blogspot.com/2007/01/cock-figh-in-kabul.html
   2. http://afghanwarrior.blogspot.com/2007/01/situation-at-glance.html
   3. http://twentyfourstepstoliberty.blogspot.com/2007/01/i-agree-mr-president.html
   4. http://baghdad-connect.blogspot.com/2007/01/climbing-into-abyss.html
   5. http://www.roadstoiraq.com/2007/01/12/ba%e2%80%99ath-party-rejects-bush-plan-the-solution-is-armed-resistance/
   6. http://hammorabi.blogspot.com/2007/01/how-may-new-strategy-get-successful-in.html
   7. http://iraqthemodel.blogspot.com/2007/01/baghdad-between-malikis-plan-and-bushs.html
   8. http://neurotic-iraqi-wife.blogspot.com/2007/01/dont-cry-over-spilled-milkpod-cast.html
   9. http://cdn.sfgate.com/blogs/sounds/sfgate/chroncast/2007/01/12/Insight-Bloggers-20070112.mp3
  10. http://aliveinbaghdad.org/2007/01/15/priest-discusses-christianity-in-baghdad/
  11. http://ejectiraqikkk.blogspot.com/2007/01/7-taxis-examinations-into-society.html
  12. http://eyeraki.blogspot.com/2007/01/al-baghdadiya_15.html
  13. http://fayrouz.blogspot.com/2007/01/basra-sidewalks-and-deadly-celebrations.html
  14. http://iraqiscreen.blogspot.com/2007/01/mahdi-army.html
  15. http://www.thehanoudiletter.com/news/latest/saddam-hussein-the-end-of-the-end-but-is-it.html
  16. http://theiraqiroulette.blogspot.com/2007/01/1012007.html
  17. >http://iraqiblogencyclopedia.blogspot.com/
  18. http://healingiraq.blogspot.com/2007_01_01_healingiraq_archive.html#82563677842281833
  19. http://www.theglitteringeye.com/