a new newspaper began its first run on Tuesday. The offices of what was the state-run Al-Iraq newspaper are being used to put out a new daily called Al-Ittihad, meaning unity. But that paper - as well as the radio, television, and newspaper outlets here in Kirkuk - are all being sponsored by one Kurdish political party, the PUK... I consider this GREAT news. The Kurds actually have little experience with democracy, and if they help to serve as a model for the rest of the Iraqis and to get them started, it will be a great help to the movement. The other major group with experience is the ex-patriots who return to Iraq, but they may have more difficulty at first.
Again, I say, this is great news, and thanks for the post.
Wow! I bet they are starving for information. Iraq will never be the same!