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Blogging Baghdad aims to provide a dynamic look at the story behind the story of covering the news in Iraq. Online entries – from text to video blogs – will detail the realities of daily life for ordinary Iraqis, American troops and the media living and working in a 24 hour war zone.

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Reader outpouring

There was a huge response from readers and viewers to Richard Engel's report on Baghdad's Alwiya Orphanage. Please see the reader comments at the bottom of Richard's blog: Needed: Love for a Baghdad Orphanage. Richard plans to forward more information on the orphanage in the coming days.

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Please...PLEASE let us know how we can help these children. I have three young children of my own and I think it would be a wonderful opportunity to teach them to love their fellow man if they could help these children. Imagine the goodwill we average Americans could foster in a country that resents us so! Winning the "war" is one thing...winning the peace an even greater priority!
Do they need clothes? School materials? Books? Computers?
Could we host them in our homes? How can we communicate to these children that they are loved and that they can have a bright and happy future?

The death and maiming of members of media bring the suffering of millions of Iraqis in sharper focus.War is hell. Talk is cheap.Seeing is believing.

I would love to beable to help these kids, if there is anything i can do please let me know. It would be my pleasure to beable to do something.
I appreciate that you report these type of stories, the kids are always the ones that suffer and they need to know that there are people that care about them.
I look forward to hearing from you

Saresse Zelman

I have read the other comments of so many americans who want to help these children, and I think it's awesome. We americans have always been heartwrenched when we see these poor children caught in the middle of a senless war. LETS DO SOMETHING!!!

Richard I speak with your Mom frequently and while she
always has a stiff upper lip, her advice to you came
from her heart. As she said, every time she mentions
when are you getting out of there (Bagdad) your almost
immediate response is "Mom sorry but I have got to go" and then there is a click. Your reporting is heart wrenching and showing the other side of the war shows the horrors and the inhumanity you see and report upon daily close to home. You are doing one terrific job! AND congratulations are in store. Hope to see you reporting soon from Beriut!!!

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