Saturday, December 18, 2004
Christmas Wishlist
I visited Riverbend's blog "Baghdad Burning" and she had the following post up today:
Saturday, December 18, 2004 Christmas Wishlist...I have to make this fast.
No electricity for three days in a row (well, unless you count that glorious hour we got 3 days ago...). Generators on gasoline are hardly working at all. Generators on diesel fuel aren't faring much better- most will only work for 3 or 4 straight hours then they have to be turned off to rest.
Ok- what is the typical Iraqi Christmas wishlist (I won't list 'peace', 'security' and 'freedom' - Christmas miracles are exclusive to Charles Dickens), let's see:
1. 20 liters of gasoline
2. A cylinder of gas for cooking
3. Kerosene for the heaters
4. Those expensive blast-proof windows
5. Landmine detectors
6. Running water
7. Thuraya satellite phones (the mobile phone services are really, really bad of late)
8. Portable diesel generators (for the whole family to enjoy!)
9. Coleman rechargeable flashlight with extra batteries (you can never go wrong with a fancy flashlight)
10. Scented candles (it shows you care- but you're also practical)
When Santa delivers please make sure he is wearing a bullet-proof vest and helmet. He should also politely ring the doorbell or knock, as a more subtle entry might bring him face to face with an AK-47. With the current fuel shortage, reindeer and a sleigh are highly practical- but Rudolph should be left behind as the flashing red nose might create a bomb scare (we're all a little jumpy lately).
By the way, until further notice, please send any emails to riverbend_baghdad@yahoo.com as I'm having some minor problems with the other accounts.
- posted by river @ 3:57 PM
On another note, Atrios had a post about the bizarre murder of Mrs. Stinnett of Skidmore, MO and the kidnapping of the baby that was removed from her womb: http://www.reuters.co.uk/newsArticle.jhtml?type=topNews&storyID=640505
This terrible crime has dominated the airwaves and people are reeling with the horror of it all, but there are also other horrors that have happened/happening since we went to war with Iraq
As someone posted on the Eschaton comment thread after acknowledging the horror of the MO crime; I wonder how many expectant mothers' lives have been terminated in Iraq since we invaded? Where is the righteous outrage of "good Americans" over this?
Good question!
Saturday, December 18, 2004 Christmas Wishlist...I have to make this fast.
No electricity for three days in a row (well, unless you count that glorious hour we got 3 days ago...). Generators on gasoline are hardly working at all. Generators on diesel fuel aren't faring much better- most will only work for 3 or 4 straight hours then they have to be turned off to rest.
Ok- what is the typical Iraqi Christmas wishlist (I won't list 'peace', 'security' and 'freedom' - Christmas miracles are exclusive to Charles Dickens), let's see:
1. 20 liters of gasoline
2. A cylinder of gas for cooking
3. Kerosene for the heaters
4. Those expensive blast-proof windows
5. Landmine detectors
6. Running water
7. Thuraya satellite phones (the mobile phone services are really, really bad of late)
8. Portable diesel generators (for the whole family to enjoy!)
9. Coleman rechargeable flashlight with extra batteries (you can never go wrong with a fancy flashlight)
10. Scented candles (it shows you care- but you're also practical)
When Santa delivers please make sure he is wearing a bullet-proof vest and helmet. He should also politely ring the doorbell or knock, as a more subtle entry might bring him face to face with an AK-47. With the current fuel shortage, reindeer and a sleigh are highly practical- but Rudolph should be left behind as the flashing red nose might create a bomb scare (we're all a little jumpy lately).
By the way, until further notice, please send any emails to riverbend_baghdad@yahoo.com as I'm having some minor problems with the other accounts.
- posted by river @ 3:57 PM
On another note, Atrios had a post about the bizarre murder of Mrs. Stinnett of Skidmore, MO and the kidnapping of the baby that was removed from her womb: http://www.reuters.co.uk/newsArticle.jhtml?type=topNews&storyID=640505
This terrible crime has dominated the airwaves and people are reeling with the horror of it all, but there are also other horrors that have happened/happening since we went to war with Iraq
As someone posted on the Eschaton comment thread after acknowledging the horror of the MO crime; I wonder how many expectant mothers' lives have been terminated in Iraq since we invaded? Where is the righteous outrage of "good Americans" over this?
Good question!
