re: You've got to doubt the authanticity of this blog
This isn't going anywhere. Both Salam and Riverbend along with Gaith and Ishtar are real people living in Iraq. It's sad how the west thinks of us. It's true that not many Iraqi's had access to the Internet before the war, but it's different now. And many Iraqi's have studied and lived abroad including myself, and a large percentage of Iraqis speak fluent English and live western lifestyles and don't give a shit about Islam. More and more bloggers fom Iraq are appearing now daily on the web. You will be surprised I assure you.