A Peek into a Mind

I’ve recently, thanks to Diana, I’ve found salam’s blog. this is the first blog I read by an Iraqi guy and it was really interesting to see how things are perceived on the other end. Here is a little quote (taken from a post from Jan. 14th) :

“Do you think there will be a war, what do people think?
That is a tough one, I can’t tell you whether there will be war or not. I look around me and see two governments gearing themselves up for it. Someone wise once said “don’t look at what a politician’s lips are saying, look at what his hands are doing”. What it looks like is War. Slow deliberate moves on both sides. One side is entrenching, in what seems to be constant denial of what has happened 10 years before and very probable defeat, the other side, well, we are hearing the words massive, huge and for the first time since [enter your chosen historical war landmark here] too many times. And what do people think? We need change desperately. The few attempts and people who would have had a chance to do something about the way the government is have been ruthlessly eliminated since the late seventies, by the late eighties Iraq was Saddam-land no real challenger was anywhere in site. After the Gulf War there were a couple of uprisings here and there, none were organized properly. All were quickly and brutally wiped out, not only the people involved but all their families. Change is not going to come from inside, unless the government somehow implodes, for example, saddam’s death creating a rush and fight amongst possible successors to take his place and giving other parties/people space to act. I am not holding my breath.”

That same post also answers questions like - What will happen after the war?, What alternatives are there to saddam?, In case of a war, can’t you leave the country before it happens?, If not will you stay in Baghdad or can you go somewhere else? and others.

Unfortunately, the Iraqi ISP have blocked all access to many sites, including blogger, so Salam cannot update his site anymore. Still, the archives and current posts are really interesting if you really want to have a glance at the story from an iraqi perspective. Check it out.

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