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READING AROUND IRAQI BLOGS<\/strong>: \u201cusually my nightmares have either Italian girls dumping me, or American soldiers stopping me on check points.\u201d Raed of course<\/a>. Plus, lots of stuff exploding outside the windows, in the night. And black market gasoline<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Healing Iraq<\/strong>: \u201cIt\u2019s good to be back to normal again. By normal I mean total chaos, endless lines for gasoline, long electricity outages, and sounds of unknown explosions and gunfire. Yes you guessed it right, I\u2019m back in Baghdad again. Though to be fair things have relatively improved since the last time. Electricity has been better since Christmas (only 12 hours of outage!) and queue lines at petrol stations are a mile or two shorter. And no I\u2019m not being sarcastic at all. Thats the way it is.<\/p>\n

\u201cI got back yesterday evening. My parents were really happy and I was surprised to hear that our neighbourhood was surrounded and raided by about a thousand American troops just two days ago. Thank Goodness our house wasn\u2019t raided.\u201d And much more<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Iraq at a Glance<\/strong>: Gas on not-black market<\/a>. Also, notes from Basra (scroll around<\/a>).<\/p>\n

Iraq the Model<\/strong>: \u201c\u2026children who fear the moon.\u201d Haunting poem<\/a>. Also women in Iraq, Uday\u2019s Iron Maiden, and electricity<\/a>. Also a letter from Samoa, Iraq, where the Dutch are at<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Mesopotamian<\/strong>: Crocodile tears from the Arab countries<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Nabil <\/a><\/strong>(of Iraqi sportsblog fame) is back, after his exams.<\/p>\n

New blogs (new to me, anyway): A Family in Baghdad<\/a>. <\/p>\n

Secrets in Baghdad<\/a>.<\/p>\n

These are more of Salam Pax\u2019s blogchildren. In fact, they are Raed\u2019s family. The student has become the master\u2026.<\/p>\n

Road of a Nation<\/a>: Blogchild of Iraq the Model. Written by an architectural engineer.<\/p>\n

Iraq and Iraqis<\/a>. Expat. Quick and interesting posts.<\/p>\n

The Iraq Blog Count<\/a>. This rocks.<\/p>\n

Iraqi Blog BBS<\/a>. Via Mesopotamian<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Great to see the new \u201cfaces.\u201d Our prayers are with you and your country.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"