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Friday, April 23, 2004

Let's see what an Egyptian blogger has to say about the goings-on in Iraq:

Events in Basra today and the breakup of the ceasefire in Fallujah forced me once again to start believing that the US and its coalition lost the war. No, no, I don’t mean loosing the war militarily, but loosing the war over the hearts and minds of the Iraqi people. I feel so sorry for the US and I can’t express anything but deep appreciation for their efforts to do the impossible, which is to fight a guerilla war and reconstruct a country at the same time. It is so difficult to build and fight an all out war at the same time. The Marshal Plan came after the end of World War 2 and not right in its middle.

The coalition is loosing the hearts and minds simply because Al-Jazerah focuses upon how many civilians were killed and how many mosques were blown up. It totally ignores stories such as the new power station that employs hundreds of Iraqis or the new women rights group that the coalition helped to organize. In addition, Iraqis, just like everyone else in the region, are taught that no westerner will offer any help without sucking something back and no educated Iraqi dares to offer an alternative view lest he be shot at his house doorstep. The situation is very grim because if the US lost the hearts and minds of the shias, its game over. Al-Jazerah knows that very well, this is why they dispatched their most radical correspondent to Fallujah and gave Sadr more airtime than their ads...

Stick it to al Jazeerah. Help our side get the word out. Help Iraqis and Arabs from around the region at the same time. Spare a dime for the Liberty Alliance. An antidote to hate.

Posted by Solomon at 10:00 AM on Friday, Apr 23, 2004 | Comments (2)
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#1 TINA | April 24, 2004 8:51 AM

Hello !
I'm a friendly, down-to-earth, non-conformist female,age 26, with a good sense of humour, who is hoping to make a few new friends around the globe. I`d love to hear from people with some what similar interests, I love to hear from people down there in AFRICA, EUROPE as well as ASIA, though all are welcome! Ideally, I am looking for genuine long lasting friendship in which we can be ourselves. I guess I'm looking for a friend who is willing not only to share the everyday stuff that goes on in their lives (both good and bad), but their thoughts, feelings, and ideas too. I'd like to think of myself as being very open-minded to varying opinions and beliefs and have been told by friends that I'm a good listener. Please, NO prisoners, chain or religious mail, I do apologize for the restrictions, but I've had some BAD experiences in the past. In fact i will be travelling to Africa by May year 2004, as a member of the organising comittee of a combined conferences AGAINST RACISM and CHILD ABUSE taking place in the U.S on the 17th-21st, May,2004 at the Conference Hall Center St Lucie Orlando Florida State. and later in GUINEA-BISSAU(West Africa) on the 24th-28th May 2004.
Thanks, Tina Howard ,U.S.A.

#2 victor | October 19, 2004 9:49 AM

when is the next conference coming up?and where?