I am very interested in hearing the voices of the Iraqi people. I have found a definite lack of coverage of the Iraqi people considering the vast amount of effort that our government is making in Iraq.

Today I found a blog called "Inside Iraq". It is a product of the McClatchy Baghdad Bureau. There are some very catching entries, and if you are interested in what is happening in Iraq and you don't want to hear a repeater of the government line, consider checking it out.

It is unfortunate that these voices seldom make it into our mainstream press. But at least we do have some access to them. Here's are a couple samples from the blog:

No Difference

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"The Prime Minister Mr. Nouri Al-Maliki arrived in Iraq today after a week of being in London for medical treatment. ...strange thing is to have blocked streets having some people raising the prime minister's pictures in hands and shouting for his long live welcoming his coming back home to show off the people's love of their beloved prime minister while the real Iraqi people were in some other blocked streets... ...the Iraqi people fed up with celebrations and speeches having one thing to be achieved which is Iraq for Iraqis no more. ... there is no difference of our past than the present time."

Here's one addressed to the American People:

To Whom it May Concern

On the occasion of starting the first stage of American Election (Iowa caucus), and in the name of Iraqi people I would like to adjure the American people to think of Iraqi people and remember all the mistakes that happened in Iraq before directing toward the election boxes. Please choose who has the ability to correct these mistakes.
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