Dean Esmay just emailed me to say:
"By special arrangement with Ryan Boots, Dean's World has become the new home of the "Carnival of the Liberated," the regular roundup of the best and most interesting material from Iraqi bloggers."
I wondered why I hadn't heard from Ryan lately. This first roundup at the new location is by frequent Winds commenter (and Winds blogchild) Dave Schuler. Good job, Dave!
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Thanks, Joe.
Speaking of the liberated, I keep looking here on WoC for all the good news from Iraq. But all I see is stuff about CBS. Where's the good news from Iraq?
Where's the good news from Iraq?
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