Hello Dr Grossman and readers,
I get very excited when I see the raw, sometimes crude, power of 'blogging' in circumstances like those we are witnessing in Iraq at the moment.
I've been able to access so much 'forbidden' information coming out of Iran & Iraq. Information that I otherwise would never have been be able access or even know about.
Iranians are great 'bloggers', apparently. The web has been providing a tremendous level of anonymity & safety to the more experienced 'bloggers'. This has encouraged many to risk publishing their stories & live video footage. Material they otherwise probably would never dare to record, share or voice.
This might just be the highest possible purpose imaginable for the information super highway - a vehicle for providing not only a 'voice' to the oppressed and voiceless, but a megaphone as well. Magnificent, isn't it?
Lizzie20