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To: Brumar89 who wrote (115191)	9/18/2003 11:32:50 PM
From: frankw1900	Respond to of 281500

Salam Pax radio interview: bbc.co.uk He's got a book coming out: thebaghdadblog.com 'MY MAN SALAM. I'M A TOTAL FAN. TELLS IT LIKE HE SEES IT, AND SEES IT LIKE I CAN'T.' William Gibson In September 2002, a young Iraqi calling himself 'Salam Pax' began posting accounts of everyday life in Baghdad on to the internet. Written in English, in the form of a web log (or `blog'), these bulletins contained everything from musings on his CD collection to open criticisms of Saddam's regime. In keeping this web diary, Salam took a huge risk: if he had been caught condemning it could have cost him his life. Salam Pax's incisive and sharply funny diary entries soon attracted a worldwide readership. As the American-led force gathered to invade Iraq, Salam's diary became an extraordinary record of the anticipation, resentment, bemusement and sheer terror felt by an ordinary man living through the final days of a long dictatorship, and the chaos that has followed its destruction. The Baghdad Blog tells the story of the war in Iraq from inside that besieged country. It provides a gripping and wholly unique perspective on the conflict and its aftermath. 'SALAM PAX WAS THE ANNE FRANK OF THE WAR... AND ITS ELVIS' Peter Maass, Slate Salam Pax is a pseudonym. He lives in Baghdad, Iraq. A Guardian Book, published by Atlantic £7.99 pbk Read the first chapter here Buy the book (UK) Buy the book (USA)