In the interests of more balanced reporting, Arthur Chrenkoff has published the latest in his series on Good News from Iraq. Yes, there is some amongst the mayhem.
Occasionally--but not too often--we catch in the media the glimpses of that other Iraq: the optimistic, hopeful, enthusiastic and normal one. More often than not, however, our access is restricted to the now very familiar Iraq of constant bloodshed, rampant terrorism, political instability, stalled reconstruction and widespread disillusionment and frustration. Only time will show which Iraq proves to be more resilient and consequential. But for the time being, as the struggle for the soul and the future of the country goes on, it pays to bear in mind that this struggle if far from a one-sided one--that as the violent Iraq strikes, the normal Iraq fights back, on thousands of fronts and in thousands of small ways.
Related: Voices of Iraq and more.
Posted by Alan at January 3, 2005 06:13 AM