The Raid....

A fascinating post by Riverbend at Baghdad Burning...

There are a lot of blogs about Iraq, and there are even a handful of blogs in Iraq. Of these, I read River's the most. Although she writes from a specific political perspective, what I am actually more drawn in by is the quality of her writing.

She makes life in Iraq come alive. The people in her stories are real people, and they seem so much like everyday people you'd meet and know right here.

But they live in this alternate-reality world, like reality show participants stuck in the world of the Handmaid's Tale or 1984. It is hard not to feel great empathy for them, as well as some admiration...