riverbend-"baghdad burning" is up for the worlds richest literary prize

[madrchsod]

Samuel Johnson prize - the world's richest for non-fiction.

http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/2C3CD980-73BE-4792-B200-AF524457C2EE.htm

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4847424.stm


from the iraqi blogger http://truth-about-iraqis.blogspot.com/

[darkmaestro019]

1. (sending wishes for Riverbend that she gets it. she deserves it!) eom

[madeline_con]

2. Kudos to Riverbend!

:woohoo:

[countmyvote4real]

4. And Kudos to the judges that put her on the long list.

Of course, I hope that she wins; but I don’t think there is any amount of money or recognition that can put her country back together again. In this case, I think the recognition might really be the prize by bringing more eyeballs to her reports.

[madeline_con]

6. Great point.

It could make more people take a gander and hers and other Iraq blogs.

[Frustratedlady]

3. Too bad we can't cast our vote

I would love to help her win. She is a level-headed, intelligent young lady and deserves a pat on the back. Good luck, Riverbend!

[Dancing_Dave]

5. She deserves a lot more than a pat on the back-- Save her!

We should be doing everything we can to help her and her family get out of Iraq before they are killed. Judging from events on the ground, we should be thinking of how to do this in a period of days or weeks, not months. She clearly is not an idiot and would recognize the reasons why they need to get out of Iraq at the present time.