algebraist's Journal: Iraq War in context; war blogs; current Kurdish news

While criticism of many media pundits properly rages, there have been many thoughtful essays written about the Iraq War, with those of The Economist being among my favorites. There are others.

A recent essay putting the Iraq War in a historical context appeared on a blog site. In fact, there are blogs entirely devoted to the Iraq War, including some by deployed soldiers (and here's another), and some by journalists. It's interesting that although CNN's embedded reporters provide coverage and pictures that are irreplaceable, these blogs provide far more interesting and insightful coverage than the print or radio media and, oftentimes, provide better entertainment than the Tube's array of experts who opine.

Also, although there are several Kurd-related Web sites, I have only found one news site, Kurdish Media , being updated regularly, in addition, of course, to the reporters who cover the Kurdish aspects of the fight.