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Radical Centrist
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http://shlonkombakazay.blogspot.com/...i-am-that.html
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Radical Centrist
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http://iraqthemodel.blogspot.com/200...-have-won.html
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http://secretsinbaghdad.blogspot.com...10677976831622
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The future is unwritten
Join Date: Oct 2002
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Ah yes.....the bloggers.
I assume the high imperial council of bloggers has verified the legitimacy of these sites long ago. So who writes these blogs? I would suggest they are Iraqi geeks/nerds. Urban, probably higher than average IQ, better educated scholastically, certainly better educated in world politics, well aware of the value of propaganda and better than average creative writing skills which keeps their readership up. They are also the ones with the most to lose should this noble experiment go down the tubes. My guess is they would be hunted down and silenced ....permanently. I hope you’re right in placing your faith in these bloggers having their hand on the pulse of the “common” Iraqis. But one thing I’ve learned is, in spite of Occam’s Razor, nothing is as simple as it seems. OK, ok, or as complicated as some people would make it. ![]() To decide whether this war is valid or even whether the 25 million Iraqis want democracy on the basis of eligible voter turn out is an over simplification.
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Person who doesn't update the user title
Join Date: Jan 2001
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Bruce, if the bloggers say it went well, then we KNOW it went well!
![]() The last numbers I saw put turnout at 60% of eligible voters, which is better than I thought they would be. It's a great day for the Iraqis and Iraq, but they've only taken the first step on a very steep hill. I hope that Iraq truly becomes a successful democracy. Time will tell... |
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