In the Race
Now, here, you see, it takes all the blogging I can do to keep in the same place.
If I want to get somewhere else, I must blog twice as fast as that!
You see, I'm in
the Red Queen's Race...
Al Qaeda Can Just Move Along
By Janet Evans
Wednesday, Nov 12 2008, 11:46 AM
Perhaps it is possible for the people of Iraq to realize that they don’t have to tolerate terrorism. Perhaps it is possible for them to understand that freedom from terrorists is a constant battle, but it must be fought. Even if it takes one small town in Iraq at a time...
"Dulaim is an Iraqi village transformed. Where masked gunmen from Al Qaeda in Iraq once imposed their will with killings and even stole irrigation pumps, today numerous Iraqi Army, police, and local Sunni militia checkpoints attest to new levels of security.
The change has been dramatic. It is the result of this farming hamlet deciding last January to change sides, reluctantly turning away from Al Qaeda in Iraq (AQI) and toward US and Iraqi forces.
But despite recently paying a high price for that shift, this village is determined not to turn back."
Read the complete article from Christian Science Monitor
Iraqi town defies Al Qaeda
