[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. I think that
   this week's is a particularly fine CotL. This week we've got troubles
   for Iraqi doctors, re-branding the Taliban, spreading propaganda, and
   much more.

   Take a look at this post (with pictures) of an Afghan picnic from
   [1]Afghan Lord. Even more important are his observations about the
   Taliban's moves to re-brand itself as an organization of national
   liberation.

   [2]SunLeaf reports that the former king of Afghanistan has died.

   [3]3eeraqimedic links to a video that's apparently making the rounds.
   Check out the lyrics. Good use of the new media for spreading a
   point-of-view. Too bad there's not something that is to Internet/new
   media as Voice of America was to radio.

   [4]Baghdad Connect says that Iraqis need to get a grip:

     It is a choice that we need to make; do we carry on with this war
     on terror and keep on cleaning up the feces behind the superpowers
     or to heed to reasoning and become a self-determined,
     Mesopotamian-constitutionalized nation?

   I wonder what proportion of the Iraqi resistance has "self-determined,
   Mesopotamian-constitutionalized nation" as its objective?

   [5]Roads to Iraq comments on the alliance of the various Iraqi
   insurgency groups that was [6]reported in the Guardian last week.

   [7]Emotions... is not impressed with the new Iraqi National Guard
   while [8]chikitita isn't happy about the Iraqi Army unit barracksed in
   her neighborhood.

   [9]Great Baghdad comments on sectarian warfare, Iraqi politics, and
   oil.

   [10]Hammorabi posts on the targetting of Iraqi doctors. He doesn't
   offer any explanations of why that might be other than to blame the
   Brits and Americans. Meanwhile, [11]Sheko Mako reflects on life as an
   Iraqi doctor.

   Omar of [12]ITM explains why he hasn't been posting much lately.

   Pay special attention to [13]Last of Iraqis's post about his home
   being searched by American soldiers.

   [14]neurotic iraqi wife posts on returning to Baghdad.

   Dave Schuler posts regularly to his own weblog, [15]The Glittering
   Eye. The Carnival was originally conceived by Ryan Boots.

References

   1. http://www.afghanlord.org/2007/07/picnicking-out-of-kabul.html
   2. http://sunleaf.wordpress.com/2007/07/23/the-kings-short-lived-dream/
   3. http://3eeraqimedic3.blogspot.com/2007/07/hussam-al-rassam-as-good-as-new.html
   4. http://baghdad-connect.blogspot.com/2007/07/license-to-kill.html
   5. http://www.roadstoiraq.com/2007/07/20/ba%e2%80%99ath-party-to-form-its-own-political-alliance/
   6. http://www.guardian.co.uk/Iraq/Story/0,,2129675,00.html
   7. http://youngmammy.blogspot.com/2007/07/random-shooting-unit.html
   8. http://firstwordsfirstwalkfirstiniraq.blogspot.com/2007/07/next-door-to-armed-men.html
   9. http://greatbaghdad.blogspot.com/2007/07/another-letter.html
  10. http://hammorabi.blogspot.com/2007/07/massacres-of-iraqi-doctors-since.html
  11. http://shekomakoiniraq.blogspot.com/2007/07/from-diary-of-iraqi-doctor.html
  12. http://iraqthemodel.blogspot.com/2007/07/home-alone.html
  13. http://last-of-iraqis.blogspot.com/2007/07/checked-by-americans.html
  14. http://neurotic-iraqi-wife.blogspot.com/2007/07/everyday-is-ground-hog-day.html
  15. http://www.theglitteringeye.com/