Monday's Riverbend

[medeak]

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Monday, February 27, 200

Volatile Days...

The last few days have been unsettlingly violent in spite of the curfew. We’ve been at home simply waiting it out and hoping for the best. The phone wasn’t working and the electrical situation hasn’t improved. We are at a point, however, where things like electricity, telephones and fuel seem like minor worries. Even complaining about them is a luxury Iraqis can’t afford these days.

The sounds of shooting and explosions usually begin at dawn, at least that’s when I first sense them, and they don’t really subside until well into the night. There was a small gunfight on the main road near our area the day before yesterday, but with the exception of the local mosque being fired upon, and a corpse found at dawn three streets down, things have been relatively quiet.

Some of the neighbors have been discussing the possibility of the men setting up a neighborhood watch. We did this during the war and during the chaos immediately after the war. The problem this time is that the Iraqi

[alfredo]

1. I really hope she makes it through this.

[Maat]

2. She's in my prayers.

Sending protective energy her way - peace in Iraq! And all of our troops home now! Peace on Earth!

[DesertRat]

3. I've been following her blog with increasing concerns

My thoughts and prayers are with her and all in Iraq.

[JohnnyRingo]

4. Thanx for reminding me of this blog

I hadn't visited in a while.

[aquart]

5. I don't know her name. I keep thinking Anne Frank.

We did this. To decent people who don't want to fight or kill. We did this.