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Wed Feb 7 -

IQ: BOOKS AND BULLETS -

Birdie at Library News [see sidebar] alerts us to Dr Saad Eskander's struggle to keep the Iraqi Nat'l Library going while the librarians there dodge bullets and bombs.

*In mid-January, he published a chart on the impact of sectarian violence on his staff for just the month of December. It included 4 assassinations of employees and 2 kidnappings, 66 murders of staff members’ relatives, 58 death threats and 51 displacements.*

So, is he Blogging yet? You betcha!

His Diary starts with Nov '06
and is now inclusive of Jan '07.

:: Article at NYTimes RegReq'd

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