http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/iraqibloggers/ en-us Sun, 11 May 2008 14:39:50 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2014413/posts No. 9 Shaggy - Baghdad Bacon & Eggs We love Shaggy, Iraq's premiere Slacker blogger. Who else in the Iraqi blogosphere would want you to click on his Google ads, so he can travel to Egypt to meet a sexually insatiable hot Iraqi divorcee? We look forward to Shaggy's upcoming autobiography, Good News from Iraq, My Piles are Gone. Iraqi Bloggers Central http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2014413/posts#comment Sun, 11 May 2008 14:39:50 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1569416/posts An analysis of secular Iraqi bloggers' take on the rise of Islamic parties in recent Middle East elections and other stuff they disagree on. Money Quote:"Before I go on, I have one more observation: The attitude of defeatism and paranoia and moral affrontery among many Iraqi bloggers writing in English (most of whom are educated, non-religious, and strongly backed Allawi) reminds me of the feelings among Anybody But Bush Democrats in the 2004 American Presidential election. Both were convinced that they morally, culturally and intellectually superior to those who voted differently. Both were -- as election day approached-- convinced that... Iraqi Bloggers Central http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1569416/posts#comment Wed, 1 Feb 2006 16:08:50 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1504111/posts ...That's right Folks, Iraq was One Stinking Hellhole. Not a nice place to live or one of the top tourist destinations on the planet to visit. And it still may reek to High Heaven even with a New Constitution. BUT. At least with a New Constitution in place, the ability to amend it, and the emergence of a Democratic System, there is some hope for Iraq and the Iraqi People. At the very worst, the country will be broken again, which up until this point, has been the usual state of affairs for the Iraqis. Thus it's time to check... Iraqi Bloggers Central http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1504111/posts#comment Mon, 17 Oct 2005 20:17:48 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1405485/posts Sam from the Hammorabi Blog is the most Elusive, Passionate, and Mysterious of Iraqi Bloggers to share his thoughts on his country of Iraq, the Middle East, Terrorism, and Geo-Politics. We really don't know who he truly is, but appreciate his contributions to the Blogosphere, and are presented with the opportunity to learn more about his views on Blogging, Iraq, Sistani, Childhood, Islam, Food, Terrorism, Muqti al Sadr, and more in: The In T View: Sam From Hammorabi... MG: Now Sam, should al-Sistani, unelected and not chosen by the Iraqi people to govern them or even represent them, be... The In T Views http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1405485/posts#comment Wed, 18 May 2005 12:43:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1389977/posts Time may be passing and we may forget the calamity in which we were living. And this is what happened to us, we Iraqis. After two years since our delivery from the regime of Saddam the criminal, who was slaughtering us, torturing us and driving us like a herd of cattle to the arenas of his loosing battles, with execution squads behind us; we have forgotten how we used to live in constant terror and how we were afraid to say any word that might lead us to dark torture chambers in the “Department of General Security” or the “Governorate”,... THE MESOPOTAMIAN http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1389977/posts#comment Sun, 24 Apr 2005 03:36:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1305575/posts Omar Fadhil says the media are painting far too dark a portrait of Iraq. Outsiders "think there is fighting at every corner, people can't walk the streets, the economy is devastated and people are starving," he says. "No one is showing the good news coming from Iraq. That's usually ignored. Things are difficult, but life is going on." Fadhil, 24, is a dentist in Baghdad. He and his two brothers are doing more than just griping about the coverage; they are at the forefront of the first wave of Iraqi Internet bloggers, engaging in a form of expression that was... Washington Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1305575/posts#comment Tue, 21 Dec 2004 04:30:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1252518/posts AFTER THE WAR Liberation Online: A look at Iraq's bloggers. BY BRUCE CHAPMAN Thursday, October 21, 2004 12:01 a.m. BAGHDAD, Iraq--Basking in the sun by the Al Hamra Hotel swimming pool, a Spanish journalist complained to me that "all my editors want is blood, blood, blood. No context. No politics." Such editors are cruising to be scooped by such local Iraqi blogs as Iraq the Model, which last summer debunked a Los Angeles Times story on the departure of Coalition Provisional Authority head L. Paul Bremer. The Times told its readers that Bremer had fled abruptly, "afraid to look in... Wall Street Journal Opinion Journal http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1252518/posts#comment Thu, 21 Oct 2004 19:11:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1121400/posts BAGHDAD —April 20 USAToday reports "A year ago, few Iraqis had ever had access to a computer, much less used it to communicate to the outside world. Now, Internet cafes seemingly dot every block in Baghdad, and new ones open often. That has led to a new phenomenon here: bloggers. "We suffered for years under Saddam Hussein, not being able to speak out," says Omar Fadhil, 24, a dentist. "Now, you can make your voice heard around the world." "There are about 30 Iraqi bloggers in Baghdad," reports USAToday, "plus a few other blogs written by Iraqis abroad." And and... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1121400/posts#comment Wed, 21 Apr 2004 00:04:03 GMT