If you’re wondering how much the mainstream media in Iraq are missing, check the Friends of Democracy blog, sponsored by Spirit of America and written by Iraqis on the ground. Recent posts discuss Internet workshops with Iraqi women, a call to volunteerism and not waiting on the government to solve everything, and some pictures of Saddam’s booty (the monetary kind, not that one), with this message to Saddam’s lawyers:
The tyrant collected these fortunes and stockpiled them in his luxurious palaces while the people of Iraq suffered under the sanctions – Saddam’s sanctions. Saddam, his family, and his loyal supporters enjoyed an extravagant life while an Iraqi’s monthly wage didn’t exceed 3000 dinars – only 1.5 U.S. dollars. …
Arab lawyers, I want to remind you of the oath you have sworn – the oath to serve justice and defend the persecuted. Do you recall making that oath?
Do you have anything to say about the mass graves? New ones have been discovered every other day for the past two years.
Allah will show that you’re far from the path of truth and justice.
I’m a tech journalist who’s making a TV show about a college newspaper.