It will sound silly, not worth it but it made me happy, smiling and above all thinking how many simple things can mean a lot.
For the first time in more than three years I can call Fallujah from a land line in Baghdad.
Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeah
The service was restored two days ago and the cables were fixed.
I believe it is another step towards square one. It is not progress; it is crawling to have what we had before 2003, though we had many good things that we didn’t have before 2003 and of course many other bad things that we didn’t have before 2003.
I will now dream another good thing will happen, before I type in the violence report which makes my dreams go in vain as we start counting the days' victims.

Hello, I am in the U.S. and want to say I love the fact that I found this blog. I think it would be great if the media on your television here would have regular interviews with people that are Iraqi citizens. Then, maybe there wouldn't be so many stupid people here that think the Iraq war is going good.
Trust me, there are a lot that do not believe it is going well. It's just that our news on television leave out the majority of facts when they report anything. Don't want to offend anyone, so they tell you nothing.
I hope life gets better for everyone in Iraq, but sadly I don't have much hope right at the moment. Our life in America has been made worse by our Politicians in the last 8 years. There are people in our country that don't have running water, electricity, and sometimes food.
There are soldiers that have fought in Iraq that have come back and have nowhere to live. A lot of them have major psycholical problems due to their experience, as I am sure a lot of Iraqi citizens would too.
But, I never give up hope that things can get better and I hope you don't ever give up fighting for what we all deserve.
Posted by: Paul | March 19, 2008 at 03:39 AM
Dulaimy, every little thing is a big thing. So long as the steps keep moving forward, that's progress. As for the comment about the bible and the politics of the US, from my point of view, that's one of the strangest posts I've read on an Iraqi blog. It reads like fiction to me.
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Posted by: Ed Cook | February 28, 2008 at 05:12 PM
I am really happy for you the land phone started working again. Hopefully you'll keep on dreaming about the other good things that I'm sure will happen some time soon! This blog makes me aware how lucky I am living in the Netherlands, far away from any violence or other negativity whatsoever. Keep up the good writing and you'll be in my mind! Greetings from the Netherlands
Posted by: Gerda | February 25, 2008 at 10:56 AM
I don't think your excitement about the telephone lines is silly. Aftere the recent post-election violence in Kenya where I live, I've become more appreciative of everything...even the sights and sounds I'd loved to hate.
But just how do you handle that level of death and destruction? When you cover it, it gets to you in the long run, how do you deal with that?
Posted by: Diana Ngila | February 25, 2008 at 05:10 AM
Dear Dulaimy and other Inside Iraq writers: I think I speak for many more than myself alone when I say that, after reading each day's violence report, my heart goes out not only to the victims and their families but to you writers as well. It is not easy hearing such terrible news day after day, and then putting the horror into short sentences. More good wishes than you or I know about surround you all.
Posted by: Laura | February 23, 2008 at 12:51 PM