War Every Day (eIraq Blog) The daily humiliations of occupation
Jeff Severns Guntzel, Electronic Iraq (Oct 13, 2008)
McClatchy has a blog called Inside Iraq where Iraqi staff members of Baghdad bureau post about their experiences. Here's a very simple snapshot. It's the kind of scene that captures the small tensions and humiliations of occupation.
War Every Day (eIraq Blog) Anthrax outbreak in the Kurdish region of Iraq
Jeff Severns Guntzel, Electronic Iraq (Oct 13, 2008)
First cholera, now anthrax. The last time Iraq registered the anthrax infection in Iraq was during the Iran-Iraq war in the '80s. Now the health minister of the autonomous Kurdish region is reporting 37 infected Iraqis.
News & Analysis In run-up to local elections, Baghdad residents disillusioned despite security improvements
Zaineb Naji, Institute for War and Peace Reporting (Oct 13, 2008)
During the 2005 elections, Abdullah and his brothers hung posters supporting the Shia-led United Iraqi Alliance in his grocery store in Baghdad's al-Mansur district. This year, as Iraq prepares for its provincial council elections - which are expected to be held by early next year - Abdullah's dream of a better life has crumbled and he has little interest in voting or politics. Abdullah once thought that politicians could bolster security and improve living conditions in Iraq. Now he said he remains sorely disappointed and feels unprotected.
News & Analysis Attacks drive thousands of Christians out of Mosul
Report, IRIN (Oct 13, 2008)
Nearly 750 Christian families, about 3,750 individuals, have fled their
homes in Mosul, a city about 400km north of Baghdad, as Sunni Muslim
extremists have increased attacks against this religious minority since
October 4, a local official said on October 11.
War Every Day (eIraq Blog) Cautious celebration as blast walls come down
Jeff Severns Guntzel, Electronic Iraq (Oct 10, 2008)
The New York Times has a complicated story of hope and fear on its front page today. On its face, the story about the disassembling of security barriers in neighborhoods hit hard by the sectarian violence of recent years would seem to serve the "surge" evangelists. Which would be fine if it meant that Baghdad was finally safe for its residents.
