This post contains a series of thought-provoking and quite sad quotes from Iraqi blogs about widespread violence and lack of local trust in the Iraqi Security Forces. It invites readers to consider the experiences of Iraqi citizens describing their own opinions and situation, without providing much context. (disclaimer: I work for Global Voices)

This Global Voices post brings together voices from Iraq, all of whom appear to view the American 'occupation' in a very negative light. This imbalance makes it hard to understand to degree to which some of the claims made (e.g. "the other Sunnis and Shiites who represent the majority of Iraqis and oppose the occupation are the ones with “bad militias” that are described as terrorists and extremists…") are accurate representations. Nevertheless this is a valuable read that reminds ... More »