Inside Iraq - Just Do It
Just Do It from Laith who works as a journalist for McClatchy - do go and read his whole article, he gives a very good picture of life in Baghdad. (”Inside Iraq” is a blog updated by Iraqi and U.S. journalists based in Baghdad and outlying provinces. These are firsthand accounts of their experiences.)
Yesterday and for the first time, I could spend some time watching TV in my room because I asked my brother to ask the power generator owner to double our share. I used to pay 60 thousands Iraqi Dinars a month (more than 47 $)for six hours of electricity a day.we receive 5 amperes through a cable that we linked to the generator. the 5 amperes are enough only to switch on the refrigerator and an air cooler. If we switch on another instrument, there would be a power failure and we have to call the owner of the generator to re connect us. The generator owner provides us with electricity for 6 hours a day only from 2 pm until 4 pm ( the hottest two hours in Iraq summer)then he switches off the generator until 8 pm when he switch it on for another 4 hours. We have to spend the rest of the day without electricity power because the Iraqi government and the Great US leaders spent the billion on painting the pavements and planting some flowers here and there and of course the big share of money went to the pockets of the security companies which the Iraqi officials and American officials in Iraq depend on. Anyway, Now I have to pay 120 thousands Iraqi Dinars (95 $) because now we buy 10 amperes. Now , I can switch on my room air cooler and the water pump. So yesterday. Myself and my wife and my son celebrated the great day by watching some movies in our room and enjoying the cool air from our cooler.
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The US troops approve day after day that they failed in achieving anything positive in this country even the only thing they are proud of (collapsing Saddam regime)became a negative thing because people started to yearn to the old days of the regime they hated and wished to get ride of. they always make comparison and say “at least we had security during Saddam regime ” or “at least we had electricity during Saddam regime” or “well, we never had to stay 12 hours in the fuel station to get 40 liters of fuel”
Please pull out your troops quickly. dont fix anything. Dont implement any project and dont forget to take your democracy because we dont want the democracy of blood shedding. Just leave. JUST DO IT
Source: Inside Iraq
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