Iraqi Correspondents Maintain Sense of Humor -- And Outrage

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As we noted earlier this week, McClatchy's Baghdad bureau maintains a blog where its Iraqi correspondents -- who, unlike American reporters, are very much part of their communities -- post news and reflections.

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“Good News for all Iraqis… Iraq2 will be opened soon in Mars, all those who wants to travel should go to the nearest Iraqi embassy. Re-send this and you will get a free Visa from NASA agency to Iraq2. Please Notice: The agency prepared all types of road side bombs, car bombs, pistols and machine guns so Iraqis won’t feel homesick”.

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The price is not paid by those who made the decision and reaped the benefits, but by us. Democracy and freedom for the Iraqi people!

I issue an invitation to Bush, Cheney and Rumsfeld. Come; experience first hand the democracy you brought us. Come; partake of the freedom you so generously taught us. Come, I will offer you my home, there is room enough.

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