In September 2002, A 29-year old Iraqi living in Baghdad and calling himself ‘Salam-Pax’ started posting descriptions of daily life on the internet.
Incisive and recklessly irreverent, Salam’s weblog described his passion for music and pop culture, and his fear of death by allied bombs and Saddam’s secret police.
In the build-up to the invasion, thousands of people visited Salam’s website every day, hooked on his uninhibited and grimly compelling account of the slide into war – and the last days of a long dictatorship.
William Gibson is even a fan…
Posted by Steph Tekano
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