Iraqi Uses Web to Chronicle a City Under the Bombs

Reuters Internet Report ^ | 3/24/03 | Jonathan Wright

[craig_eddy]

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A mysterious Iraqi who calls himself Salam Pax, writing a Web log from the heart of Baghdad, has developed a large Internet following with his wry accounts of daily life in a city under U.S. bombardment.

Salam Pax, a pseudonym crafted from the Arabic and Latin words for peace, came back on line on Monday after a two-day break because of interruptions in Internet access.

The traffic on his Web site, http://dear_raed.blogspot.com, caused the server to go down and Salam's e-mail folder has filled with inquiries about his true identity.

[craig_eddy]

Interesting. Anyone care to comment on authenticity of his/her information?

[craig_eddy]

Here's a direct link. Sorry 'bout that.

[Hellmouth]

Unlike his name, Salam Pax appears to be the real thing.
Letter From Gotham blogger Diane: http://gotham.realwomenonline.com/
has a lot of info on him.....

[ruoflaw]

I have been following it since the war began....but he was knocked off line over the weekend....I found this really interesting.

[rwfromkansas]

Is he balanced reasonably, or does he just bash Americans?

[rwfromkansas]

Hmm....he hasn't posted since Monday.

[dano1]

Hmm....he hasn't posted since Monday.

I hope he is ok.