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Saturday, March 22, 2003 War... From the Other Side With all the war reporting going on, it's easy to forget that there are actual people on the Iraqi side, people who are living in the midst of a Baghdad under dictatorship and warfare. Take a look at Where is Raed? for Salam Pax's take on living in Baghdad in the middle of bombings, censorship, and a limited food supply. The streets are empty only bakeries are open and some grocery shops charging 4 times the normal prices, while I was buying bread a police car stopped in front of the bakery and asked the baker if they had enough flour and asked when they opened; the baker told me that they have been informed that they must open their shops and they get flour delivered to them daily. Groceries, meat and dairy products are a different story. One dairy product company seems to be still operating, not state owned, and their cars were going around the city distributing butter, cheese and yoghurt to any open markets. Meat is not safe to buy because you wouldn’t know from where and how it got to the shops. Iraqi TV says nothing, shows nothing. what good are patriotic songs when bombs are dropping.... ^ Top | 2:18 AM | | | 
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