Iraqis Logging Onto News And Porn

CNN ^ | September 30 | Avril Stephens

[Ex-Dem]

LONDON, England (CNN) -- The Baghdad bloggers became famous for their insights into life during the Iraqi war.

The Internet pioneers courted danger and risked death by messaging to the outside world. Now Internet cafes are opening up across Baghdad giving Iraqis the chance to connect without restriction or hindrance for less than $1 per hour.

[Ex-Dem]

Apparently, even Saddam didn't want the Iraqis accessing Al Jazeera...

[cake_crumb]

Geeee, what a QUAGMIRE. I can't believe CNN even published this. Hey, CNN, how are all of these Iraqis logging onto the Internet if they don't have any electricity?

I'd like to believe CNN is finally making an effort to balance their coverage a little, but am pretty sure this is just a token good news article, underreported even on CNN and quickly buried in the QUAGMIRE fantasy.

[Dr. Frank fan]

I was confused by the title of this piece. Nothing in the piece indicates that Iraqis are "logging onto" porn (just that they are asking "Salam Pax" how do to it); meanwhile, there is this line in the piece

restrictions imposed by the coalition forces are limited to porn rather than Arabic news.

which is also confusingly poorly-written but by my reading indicates that porn is (to at least some extent) restricted.

So why did they put "porn" in the title of this piece? Why did they want to give their readers the idea that a result of liberation was to let Iraqis "log onto porn" when nothing in the piece indicates that...?

Oh never mind.

[End Times Sentinel]

restrictions imposed by the coalition forces are limited to porn rather than Arabic news.

Give those people their porn... I mean, freedom!

 

Owl_Eagle

”Guns Before Butter.”

[NC Conservative]

First porn movie made will be Shiite Sluts starring Hajbi Jeremy and Ninija Hartley with guest star that Sunni Muslim babe Jenna Jameson.