Thursday, April 13

65,000 Refugees Flee Iraq

Just another example of bad things have gotten in Iraq over the last few months.

(BBC)At least 65,000 Iraqis have fled their homes as a result of sectarian violence and intimidation, according to new figures from the Iraqi government.

Reports of people leaving their homes because of violence or intimidation, or simply because they no longer feel safe, are becoming more and more common.
With that said, I don't want people to think that they aren't making any progress in Iraq.
Some of the intimidation is being carried out by mobile phone.

People have been receiving threatening text messages and gruesome videos filmed on mobile phone cameras.
Wait til they figure out what a Blackberry is!