This is what Juan Cole had to say about jailed Iraqi blogger Khalid Jarrar:
Iraqi Blogger Jailed
Iraqi blogger Khalid has been tossed into jail, apparently for being critical of the Iraqi government on the Web. The arrest was first reported by Riverbend.
Please consider writing in protest. The email address is consul@iraqiembassy.org.
posted by Juan @ 7/16/2005 08:30:00 AM
You can read the whole story at his brother's blog:
raedinthemiddle.blogspot.com
Raed, is of course, part of the dynamic duo that made up the famous Bagdad Blogger blog.
Khaled is involved in many peace organizations and the whole family worked with Marla Ruzicka on the project to count the Iraqi civilian deaths caused by the war.
Late addition: this is the new Juan Cole post on this subject. Apparently, the e-mail address he gave in his blog is bouncing - perhaps it is full?
Saturday, July 16, 2005
Iraqi Blogger Jailed
Iraqi blogger Khalid has been tossed into jail, apparently for being critical of the Iraqi government on the Web. The arrest was reported by Riverbend.
Please consider writing in protest. The consular email address is bouncing. But this is the other contact information from the web site:
' 1801 P Street, NW
Washington, DC 20036
Tel: (202) 483-7500
Embassy hours: Monday-Friday 9:30 AM - 5 PM
Consular Section hours: Tuesday-Thursday 10 AM - 3 PM
Please note: iraqia.washington@netzero.com will continue to operate. However, the new general e-mail address is admin@iraqiembassy.org.
Ambassador's Office
Fax: (202) 462-5066
Faiz Al-Gailani
Counselor / Deputy Chief of Mission
Fax: (202) 462-0564 '
Also, note that your congressional representative or senator may have some pull here.
posted by Juan @ 7/16/2005 08:30:00 AM