Website review: Baghdad Burning
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babirdwatcher rated 5 months ago- Riverbend offers a perspective on the war in Iraq that is as up-close and personal as it gets. For all those who want to learn more than the "lamestream" media is reporting, or not reporting as the case may be, her blog posts are a light shining through the darkness.
- ayadaliraqi rated 6 months ago
- This site is archives the Iraqi war .what you want to know about this war you could find her the most useful informations
- sleepyvinny rated 6 months ago
- River: "You know your country is in trouble when:
- The UN has to open a special branch just to keep track of the chaos and bloodshed, UNAMI.
- Abovementioned branch cannot be run from your country.
- The politicians who worked to put your country in this sorry state can no longer be found inside of, or anywhere near, its borders.
- The only thing the US and Iran can agree about is the deteriorating state of your nation.
- An 8-year war and 13-year blockade are looking like the country's 'Golden Years'.
- Your country is purportedly 'selling' 2 million barrels of oil a day, but you are standing in line for 4 hours for black market gasoline for the generator.
- For every 5 hours of no electricity, you get one hour of public electricity and then the government announces it's going to cut back on providing that hour.
- Politicians who supported the war spend tv time debating whether it is 'sectarian bloodshed' or 'civil war'.
- People consider themselves lucky if they can actually identify the corpse of the relative that's been missing for two weeks.
- River: "You know your country is in trouble when:
- landers53 rated 6 months ago
- This is a very telling article about the refugees from Iraq. It shows how life is in Iraq, how far down the people of this country have fallen after the U.S. has "brought democracy" there. What a load of B.S. This country was far better off before the U.S. decided it wanted it.
- beauc rated 6 months ago
- Riverbend's blog is a written expose of life in Iraq during the occupation. It's a sobering reminder of everything most Westerners take for granted. I am pleased to read she has emigrated to Syria and has regained some semblance of normal life.
- KarenAK rated 8 months ago
- Intelligent and sometimes heart-breaking blog - please read ! Baghdad Burning - Girl Blog from Iraq ... I'll meet you 'round the bend my friend, where hearts can heal and souls can mend... You know your country is in trouble when:
- The UN has to open a special branch just to keep track of the chaos and bloodshed, UNAMI.
- Abovementioned branch cannot be run from your country.
- The politicians who worked to put your country in this sorry state can no longer be found inside of, or anywhere near, its borders.
- The only thing the US and Iran can agree about is the deteriorating state of your nation.
- An 8-year war and 13-year blockade are looking like the country's 'Golden Years'.
- Your country is purportedly 'selling' 2 million barrels of oil a day, but you are standing in line for 4 hours for black market gasoline for the generator.
- For every 5 hours of no electricity, you get one hour of public electricity and then the government announces it's going to cut back on providing that hour.
- Politicians who supported the war spend tv time debating whether it is 'sectarian bloodshed' or 'civil war'.
- People consider themselves lucky if they can actually identify the corpse of the relative that's been missing for two weeks.
- Intelligent and sometimes heart-breaking blog - please read ! Baghdad Burning - Girl Blog from Iraq ... I'll meet you 'round the bend my friend, where hearts can heal and souls can mend... You know your country is in trouble when:
- MagicClam rated 9 months ago
- A must read if you want to have a more well-rounded few of the Iraq war. Meaning, read this blog now.
- millerfamily rated 9 months ago
- From the page: "Bloggers Without Borders... Syria is a beautiful country- at least I think it is. I say â€oeI think” because while I perceive it to be beautiful, I sometimes wonder if I mistake safety, security and normalcy for â€beautyâ€. In so many ways, Damascus is like Baghdad before the war- bustling streets, occasional traffic jams, markets seemingly always full of shoppers… And in so many ways itâ€s different. The buildings are higher, the streets are generally narrower and thereâ€s a mountain, Qasiyoun, that looms in the distance. The mountain distracts me, as it does many Iraqis- especially those from Baghdad. Northern Iraq is full of mountains, but the rest of Iraq is quite flat. At night, Qasiyoun blends into the black sky and the only indication of its presence is a multitude of little, glimmering spots of light- houses and restaurants built right up there on the mountain. Every time I take a picture, I try to work Qasiyoun into it- I try to position the person so that Qasiyoun is in the background. The first weeks here were something of a cultural shock. It has taken me these last three months to work away certain habits Iâ€d acquired in Iraq after the war. Itâ€s funny how you learn to act a certain way and donâ€t even know youâ€re doing strange things- like avoiding peopleâ€s eyes in the street or crazily murmuring prayers to yourself when stuck in traffic. It took me at least three weeks to teach myself to walk properly again- with head lifted, not constantly looking behind me. It is estimated that there are at least 1.5 million Iraqis in Syria today. I believe it. Walking down the streets of Damascus, you can hear the Iraqi accent everywhere. There are areas like Geramana and Qudsiya that are packed full of Iraqi refugees. Syrians are few and far between in these areas. Even the public schools in the areas are full of Iraqi children. A cousin of mine is now attending a school in Qudsiya and his class is composed of 26 Iraqi children, and 5 Syrian children. Itâ€s beyond belief sometimes. Most of the families have nothing to live on beyond their savings which are quickly being depleted with rent and the costs of living. "
- MsKrazyKat rated 10 months ago
- "The Syrian border was almost equally packed, but the environment was more relaxed. People were getting out of their cars and stretching. Some of them recognized each other and waved or shared woeful stories or comments through the windows of the cars. Most importantly, we were all equal. Sunnis and Shia, Arabs and Kurds...we were all equal in front of the Syrian border personnel. "We were all refugees- rich or poor. And refugees all look the same- there's a unique expression you'll find on their faces- relief, mixed with sorrow, tinged with apprehension. The faces almost all look the same. "The first minutes after passing the border were overwhelming. Overwhelming relief and overwhelming sadness...How is it that only a stretch of several kilometers and maybe twenty minutes, so firmly segregates life from death? "How is it that a border no one can see or touch stands between car bombs, militias, death squads and… peace, safety? It's difficult to believe- even now. I sit here and write this and wonder why I can't hear the explosions." -- Riverbend, the Baghdad blogger, and her family have made it to Syria.
- kandah rated 13 months ago
- Awesome blog about an iraqi girl. http://www.wowdupezone.com
