Iraqi bloggers grab global interest

From The BBC

One such blog is Iraq The Model, an online diary focusing mainly on politics and reform which is written and run by three Baghdad-based brothers - Mohammed, Omar and Ali.

Ali, a doctor, told BBC News Online that he and his brothers developed the blog because he wanted to send out a more positive message about events in his home country.

"More than 90% of major media outlets have a rather negative agenda and what's the benefit of us doing the same?" he asks.

"We do feel optimistic about the future of Iraq, but we see many facts about Iraq that are not covered, which is a shame."

"They [the media] ignore pictures of good relations between the Iraqis and the coalition and the good interaction between both sides, they only focus on bad events - like what is happening in Abu Ghraib."

Despite Ms Browns attempt to insert some negativity in the artilce, there is much good news and hope in most Iraqi blogs.

It's great that the BBC is finally "discovering" these blogs and a shame at the same time that Iraqi blogs seem to be one of the few places to report the good news from Iraq. The BBC could learn a lot from these bloggers.

If you want a great round up of good news in Iraq, go to Chrenkoff. At the end of this post there are links to parts I and II.
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