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Iraq
May 30, 2003
Yes Virginia, There IS A Salam Pax ... And He's About Work For The Guardian

From The Guardian:

The most gripping account of the Iraq conflict came from a web diarist known as the Baghdad Blogger. But no one knew his identity - or even if he existed. Rory McCarthy finally tracked him down, and found a quietly spoken, 29-year-old architect. From next week he will write fortnightly in G2
Read the rest, and thanks to Dave for the tip.

Posted By Alan at May 30, 2003 08:13 AM | TrackBack
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He probably won't be the only Iraqie agent working for them

Posted by: Big E at May 30, 2003 09:02 AM

I would take umbridge with comments like yours Big E.....if you knew how to spell 'Iraqi'

Posted by: bigEisafag at May 30, 2003 09:54 AM

the webs no place to get snarky about spelling.
someone might take umbrage.

Posted by: jenn at May 30, 2003 10:04 AM

CRAP! Jest when I was goin' to espress myself.

Posted by: Dave Dube at May 30, 2003 10:22 AM

There is a free program called ie-spell if you want to get fussy about spelling.
I have it, but I never use it, I like when the spelling bee champs come and post with nothing better to say except, "you spelled that wrong"

Posted by: Bubba at May 30, 2003 10:48 AM

Bubba,
Should I have used 'gist'?

How do you spell 'pun'?

LOL

Posted by: Dave Dube at May 30, 2003 10:59 AM

I like when the spelling bee champs come and post with nothing better to say except, "you spelled that wrong"

Posted by Bubba at May 30, 2003 10:48 AM

Bubba - in the same vein you would then agree that your mate Dave Dube has no better defence to a whole lot of politicians lies than to poke fun at Condoleezza Rice's grammar?

Posted by: cheesebeast at May 30, 2003 11:07 AM

vein? or vien? vane? The point is head-cheeze, Condoleezza Rice has press secretaries, etc. to make sure her grammer is correct. Here, wez just plain folk, we can get away with stupid grammer and spelling blunders. If I was going to publish something, I'd have my secretary 'fix it up"

Dave.
makes no diff dave, i got the gist of it, LOL

Posted by: Bubba at May 30, 2003 11:17 AM

Vein is the correct spelling if you need to know Bubba.

Likewise I'm sure George Bush has an army of well trained grammar experts but that doesn't stop him putting his foot in his mouth and bastardising the English language every time he's cut off from the security blanket of his hired helpers and has to use his own brain.

Same with Condoleezza.

Do you have a point or are you just spinning drivel?

Posted by: cheesebeast at May 30, 2003 11:24 AM

The point is, you, head-cheese, say everything is lies, when you have no facts to prove lies. You are just a democrat who hates the republicans, so your only motive is hate.

If you want proven lies, lets look back on the Clinton regime, and other democrat officials, like Wise.
Clinton lied to the grand jury.
Wise lied that he was having an affair.
it seems the democrats have trouble keeping their pants up/ skirts down.
Sex is more important to them than what the hell is going on in the country/world.
So, don't talk to me about Bushes morality, and don't accuse people of lying without proof.
we have proof that Democrats are liars, Now, we just have to wait and see if the Bush admin is... jury is still out isn't it.

Posted by: Bubba at May 30, 2003 11:39 AM

I don't hate Republicans or Democrats. I suppose I do hate liars. Clinton lies, Bush lies, perhaps all US presidents lie?

Stop the denial Bubba, your digging a bigger hole and making a bigger fool of yourself.

Where or when did I say everything is lies? If you are too dumb to realize that your politicians are a pack of liars, then I can't help you and it seems it is futile trying to have any discussion with you because you are incapable of rational debate?

Posted by: cheesebeast at May 30, 2003 11:57 AM

My politicians?

everything you post says that they are liars, you just did it again
"your politicians are a pack of liars"

where do you live? I take it your not American.
What makes you think I am?

Posted by: Bubba at May 30, 2003 12:14 PM

Bubba,
About those rats... They'd run only so far, before gettin' real stiff-like, squeel, and keel over. Usually to the portside... LOL

Posted by: Dave Dube at May 30, 2003 12:29 PM

head cheeze is probably from toronto, one of those quaratined arab immigrants

Posted by: Bubba at May 30, 2003 12:36 PM

Implying that W is the "paragon of virtue" is rather humorous. :)

Posted by: jacques at May 30, 2003 12:40 PM

At least Salam has a job, unless most Iraqis.

Posted by: jacques at May 30, 2003 12:54 PM

boo-hoo

iraqi's never had jobs before the war either


Posted by: Bubba at May 30, 2003 01:02 PM

Unless you count being part of saddams death squad a job, but somehow I don't feel sorry that they are now out of work

Posted by: Bubba at May 30, 2003 01:05 PM

So - I assume now that ALL speculation about the sexual orientation and go'bmnt affiliations have been resolved, we can now look forward to some 'unbiased' reportage, right ? I got my skeptiscope dialed in. I'll stay tuned.

Posted by: Dave Dube at May 30, 2003 01:46 PM

hey

maybe I can brush up on my grammar and erudite vocabulary, start a blog in some crap place on earth and get a job writing filthy rubbish too!


Just a thought...

"when I grow up I wanna be a blogger"

Posted by: devils chewtoy at May 30, 2003 02:45 PM

Jesus fucking Christ some days i need a fire extinguisher and asbestos underoo's to get through all the post on these boards.

Posted by: Ronin at May 30, 2003 03:48 PM

I still think the guy's a plant. I don't believe there ever was a real Salam Pax. Just a guy they found for photo ops and to draw readers to the Guardian.

Just my theory.

Posted by: Da Goddess at May 30, 2003 05:40 PM

So, Salam Packs for the U.K.?

Posted by: Kabar at May 30, 2003 05:54 PM

Head cheese, I am not digging a hole for myself,
I'm digging a hole next to that pile of bull-shit you keep heaping up, and, while I dig this hole, you keep walking around the edge, asking why I am digging it.
There is a reason, I keep thinking, as you pile up than hill of bull shit, that someone has to be responsible to take care of the enviroment, and bury that spew, least it stink up the air I breathe, so, when I'm done digging the hole, I'll climb out,
And, push you in it, and bury you in that pile of shit you keep spewing out.

There ya go asshole, I can write a bit better than you, and I'm not even a writer.....

Posted by: Bubba at May 30, 2003 07:21 PM

Yeah Bubba, you rite goodly. Random capitalization in a run-on sentence is indicative of a really gud riter.

Posted by: Kabar at May 30, 2003 08:31 PM

Kabar -
Don't be so damned hard on Bubba. He bought (and owns) the farm. Do you have the corner on keyboard magic, or is someone taking dictation for you? Curious. Mind you, I ain't stickin' up for him, because I don't spend my days in that environment, but I have plowed a furrow or two, and frankly, dealin' with this shit is WAY easy.

BTW - were you lookin' to pick a scab, or just slit a throat? Curious.

Posted by: Dave Dube at May 30, 2003 11:42 PM

"Implying that W is the "paragon of virtue" is rather humorous"

Almost as *Totally* humorous as believing that Chiraq's defense of Saddam was out of a selfless defense of the human rights of Iraqis.

Posted by: Spawn at May 31, 2003 06:33 AM

OBTW Kabar - LOL - Salam Packs, although I wouldn't say he's packin' for the U.K.

The critique of Bubba's post? You have to look at it as verse. I see nothing wrong with the 'random' capitalization, but if it had been me, I'd of capped the Asshole. LMAO!

Posted by: Dave Dubé at May 31, 2003 08:18 AM

Where is that random capitalization?

Posted by: Bubba at May 31, 2003 11:10 AM

What was this thread about? You guys lost me at the grammar and spelling bakery.

Posted by: PoodyTang at June 1, 2003 02:18 AM

hey bubba... what do you think counts as a greater immorality, denying that you had a socially unacceptable relationship. or killing thousands of civilians and dozens of your own people just because you don't want to say that you might be wrong.. and coz those people who paid for your election are hounding you for something in return..

Posted by: bubba who? at June 1, 2003 03:35 AM

Whilst it seems unlikley that anyone will read down this far I noticed a recent development in this story (hat tip to buzzmachine).

Salam Pax weblog:

A day before that I sold my soul to the devil. I talked to Rory from the Guardian.
Look, he paid for a great lunch in a place which had air-conditioning and lots of people from foreign. It was fun talking to him but when Raed saw me after “the talk” he said I looked like someone had violated me. So there is a bit of guilt. But that was washed away with the cool air-conditioning. Yeah, I am cheap like that. I would sell my parents for a nice bottle of wine.

Guardian version of the same text:

A day before that I talked to Rory from the Guardian. He paid for a great lunch in a place which had air-conditioning and lots of people from foreign.

Nice to see that the Guardian runs true to form:

There is a shocking edit in the story. The Guardian quotes the story of the Guardian interview from Salam's own blog but deletes choice words -- as if we're not going to look at the blog and find this dubious edit.

Posted by: Simon Barnett at June 1, 2003 05:40 AM

Simon,

Salam will discover quite quickly (seems to be astute AND skeptical enough for me) that the Gaurdian is not the only game in town. With an offer of wine and air-conditioning, would you agree to a sit-down? ;-)

Posted by: Dave Dubé at June 1, 2003 09:27 AM
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