| Saturday, January 29, 2005 |
| NYT Interactive Feature - Election in Iraq |
The New York Times has a really outstanding multi-media, interactive piece on the elections in Iraq. Check it out. The color coded map showing attacks per 100,000 people is chilling.
My friend, RF, a Sr. political advisor at the US Embassy in Baghdad has been silent of late. Probably for two reasons; first, knowing him, he's working 24/7 trying to negotiate a peaceful election process to the best of his ability (which is very high), and two, I suspect he's reluctant to comment, even on his private e-mail, anything but the most optimistic outlook for the outcome of the process, both from a personal sense of accomplishment, as well as a sense of loyalty to his boss, Negroponte, and the State Dept., even if he has his doubts about it.
I'm sure he'll turn up after the elections and if I can share his thoughts, I will.
I worry about him and his wife, AB, every day.
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