Comments on: Iraqi newspapers

Iraqi newspapers

homunculus — Sun, 25 May 2003 11:24:28 -0800

Al-Muajaha, "The Iraqi Witness," is a new independent newspaper in Baghdad that's also published online. In fact, new newspapers are appearing in Iraq almost every day, though many are mouthpieces for political parties. I find this proliferation of information to be a good sign.

By: Ignatius J. Reilly

Ignatius J. Reilly — Sun, 25 May 2003 11:33:47 -0800

Real civil society is more important than a given political structure anyday. Good luck to these folks.

By: spazzm

spazzm — Sun, 25 May 2003 15:41:54 -0800

This is interesting.

By: MzB

MzB — Sun, 25 May 2003 20:29:56 -0800

All these newspapers will make a very interesting reading 10-20 years from now on (I'm still keeping those published right after 9/11). However, you have to be quick, 90% of them will disappear in 3-4 months as it happened in Eastern Europe back in '90. Do not be surprised that you find many extreme points of view, they are just experimenting. In few years, when the excitement will be gone, sales will go down and the newspapers will have to attract more customers. Those without a very strong political support will move towards the center of the political spectrum. Of topic: there is something in the introductory part of the salam pax's article (italics) that does not sound like him, to me at least.

By: MzB

MzB — Sun, 25 May 2003 20:32:04 -0800

[make that Off topic]

By: shoos

shoos — Sun, 25 May 2003 21:54:48 -0800

how can you be so optimistic when former Fedayeen Saddam POWs have bags put over their heads and French cameramen are getting black eyes left and right? Jesus!

By: homunculus

homunculus — Sun, 25 May 2003 22:13:09 -0800

shoos, I'm not optimistic. I see more bad signs than good. But here I saw something positive that I thought was worth calling attention to.

By: shoos

shoos — Mon, 26 May 2003 00:02:27 -0800

I sympathize. I had an unfortunate bout of facetiousness.