[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 FPS, OIL, the rape of Sabrine, and much, much more.

   [1]Alive in Baghdad has a video report on the FPS, the Facility
   Protection Service, a private Iraqi paramilitary security organization
   which appears to be something between nightwatchmen and a militia of
   its own.

   [2]Roads to Iraq posts a video interview with Moqtada al-Sadr with
   translation. In the interview al-Sadr claims that he's receiving
   support from Sunnis.

   [3]Iraqi Konfused Kid draws a connection between Saddam Hussein and
   the Imam Hussein. [4]Five Rings critiques the Kid's exegesis of
   Shi'ite doctrine.

   [5]Iraq the Model has been posting updates on Operation Imposing Law
   (unfortunate acronym). Just keep scrolling.

   One of the reasons I didn't post a CotL last week is that all of the
   new posts from Iraqi bloggers were about the rape (if there was one)
   of Sabreen al-Janabi. I began to assemble a special focus post but
   didn't have the heart to publish it. I've already linked to
   Riverbend's take on the story so I won't link to it again. [6]Caesar
   of Pentra is very upset about the incident. [7]Iraqi Lord seizes upon
   the rape as a metaphor. [8]Iraqi Konfused Kid has a somewhat different
   take: he's skeptical and makes a good case for his position. His post
   is quite difficult to excerpt so read the whole thing. Here's small
   snippet:

     No, Sabreen's story is very fishy, her actions un-Iraqi, and her
     story is clearly orchestrated for maximum effect, check out the
     part where she says: 'I asked them why are chasing women? and he
     replies: This is mut3a', in my subtitles, I overlooked this and
     simply translated mut3a literally 'leisure', but the word has other
     connotations: Mut'a marriage is a controversial Shiite-only
     practice where a man and a woman have an Islamically-correct
     marrige that only lasts for hours or days...

   He also provides Sabreen's videotaped testimony with English
   subtitles. Check it out.

   Dave Schuler posts regularly to his own weblog, [9]The Glittering Eye.
   The Carnival was originally conceived by Ryan Boots.

References

   1. http://aliveinbaghdad.org/2007/03/05/fps-another-iraqi-militia/
   2. http://www.roadstoiraq.com/2007/02/25/exclusive-muqtada-al-sadr-revealed-that-he-is-supported-by-the-sunnis/
   3. http://ejectiraqikkk.blogspot.com/2007/03/saddam-bin-hussein-and-hussein-bin-ali.html
   4. http://kyubai-shin-shin.blogspot.com/2007/03/comment-on-kids-post.html
   5. http://iraqthemodel.blogspot.com/
   6. http://pentra.blogspot.com/2007/02/in-land-of-killers-sinners-mind-is.html
   7. http://theiraqilord.blogspot.com/2007/02/far-and-away-when-i-left-baghdad-4.html
   8. http://ejectiraqikkk.blogspot.com/2007/02/sabreen-al-janabi.html
   9. http://www.theglitteringeye.com/