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Cover of the Times of London!
James Hider at the Times of London wrote a piece about Hometown Baghdad today…and they smacked us right on the front cover. They even threw up a picture of Saif and Noor! This is truly an honor. In honor of this honor, here is a ridiculous shot of me holding up the paper.
…I guess I need a haircut, huh?
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May 8th, 2007 at 3:31 pm
Are you the guy with the fuzzyhead who works on the 18th floor?
May 8th, 2007 at 4:15 pm
Congrats! You deserve it for this great site.
May 8th, 2007 at 4:26 pm
WaW ………………. realllllllllllllllllly nice
May 8th, 2007 at 5:07 pm
Hubbly-bubbly!! Haha…great pic!
May 8th, 2007 at 5:50 pm
Awesome! Great job!
P.S.
Ausama is a hottie!
May 8th, 2007 at 7:16 pm
yeeeeey boys, you are celeberties now!!
Always saw it coming
Now Mike, did it grow all this in the past few days?! it wasn’t that long on the Lehrer’s show
I wish our hair, us girls, grew this fast! hehehe just teasing!! 
You look good buddy 
I am so happy for you all!
and yeah Leila, Ausama is our Tom Cruize like hottie
Love,
Nadia!
May 8th, 2007 at 7:17 pm
God, I think I just broke the record of using emoticons on this site
oh here goes another one !!
May 8th, 2007 at 7:22 pm
Haha! Indeed, my hair is a shape-shifting mystery! New episode coming out any minute now…
May 8th, 2007 at 8:55 pm
Dude! Freakin’ congratulations on all of your hard work and overnights at 1804!
May 9th, 2007 at 1:52 am
Well done guys, I was in a rush to catch a train so didn’t manage to get a copy but you’ll be pleased to know that The Times is actually a national newspaper, not just for London. Mike, it must be great to see your efforts and the efforts of all those involved with the project finally getting recognition in the media- The Times is a respected newspaper and BBC Radio 4 is a radio station for the more intelligent listener so well done.
I liked the reference to ‘pot-bellied’ Saif; Adel, did you really learn your English through listening to heavy metal??!
May 9th, 2007 at 2:58 am
Great news!
It is such a great success for you guys, i am happy for you.
(a haircut would be nice indeed) lol
May 9th, 2007 at 6:20 am
No Mike, leave the hair! Looking good man. Congratulations to everyone, you deserve this for the great work you have all done.
May 9th, 2007 at 6:30 am
*Applause*
… and we get to see Mike, too… kind of. LOL.
May 9th, 2007 at 6:46 am
I’m very glad to see the word about these videos is getting out more and more !
Peace
Billie
May 9th, 2007 at 9:35 am
I love to blog about Mike. He’s my personal hero!! :0)
May 9th, 2007 at 1:13 pm
Hahaha @ Leila and Nadia. True Ausama is a cutie, why isn’t he taken yet ;P Congrats Mike on the cover of the London Times, I wish you and your crew all the luck in the world!
May 9th, 2007 at 1:44 pm
Congratulations!! This is so rad!!
May 9th, 2007 at 2:31 pm
fuzzy WAS very fuzzy wasnt he! Kick ass guys. Congrats. Hope your visitation SPIKED.
May 9th, 2007 at 2:47 pm
That’s pretty amazing to be on the front cover of The Times of London! Thanks for everything, guys… & Mike, your hair is FINE!
May 10th, 2007 at 12:43 am
Congratulations to you all! Your videos are great. Keep it up!
May 10th, 2007 at 6:41 am
Hope you liked my last movie
hehehe
Thank you …. ” I’m not sure what should I say actually ” but Girls , I’m here
.
May 10th, 2007 at 8:29 am
Good to know, Ausama, good to know
maybe I’ll give you a call next time I go out 
May 10th, 2007 at 11:23 am
Ausama is making his presence known to us.. aww, what a cutie!
May 10th, 2007 at 6:02 pm
Nadia , wow … that would be great …. ( I even don’t have to spend credit for calls !
) .
A.A thank you ….
(if Only tom cruize read all of this … lol )
May 10th, 2007 at 6:35 pm
now don’t get that cheery Ausama, you are paying for dinner if I am paying for the phone calls
May 11th, 2007 at 11:07 am
lol yeah tom cruize might get jealous that Iraq doesn’t need him, cause they have their own tom cruize
May 11th, 2007 at 5:37 pm
great job you guys
keep up the good work
and hope to see more interesting
episodes. I was hoping you guys interview
people in iraq and ask them and show the
whole world how much pain they are going
through. We’ll be waiting to see everything new
from you.
May 12th, 2007 at 9:33 am
teehee…I see a little HB luurrvvvee goin on here…
The article is pretty damn cool. We are not worthy! *worships*
May 13th, 2007 at 8:50 am
[…] Hometown Baghdad, a video blog from, you guessed it, Baghdad has been enjoying some popularity lately. The even made the front page of the Times of London. […]
May 14th, 2007 at 12:27 pm
Great buddies.
May 19th, 2007 at 5:09 pm
Mike, do you shape your eyebrows?
May 19th, 2007 at 5:51 pm
haha! of all the things i’ve been accused of in my life…. no, i don’t. should i?
May 21st, 2007 at 12:14 pm
This is what we many of us have been waiting for!
The REAL IRAQ through Iraqis instead of sensationalist Journalists looking for a story!
I get so tired of only seeing one side of Iraq in the news and have waited and waited for something like this!
All the world needs to see this website and learn about Iraq from Iraqis!
All of you are doing a fine job with this.
Isn’t it ironic that something as simple as this webstie could reach and touch the world and accomplish so much !
Thank you for this site and best wishes in all that you do !
I visit the site often and am referring it to friends as well !
One piece of advice tho , Add a chat room for folks from all over the world to come and talk with Iraqis and make friends, pen pals, etc.
Scott
May 21st, 2007 at 12:48 pm
That’s a great idea, Scott. What do other people think? Would that be something that you all would be interested in? My only reservation is that if the dialogue happens in a chat room then it will disappear when the people leave and those that come later won’t get to join in. Whereas, with comments, Gunner Sgt can make a comment today, lelly can respond tomorrow, and Nadia can drop by and give her opinion next week. Though I do like the immediacy of real time conversation. Any other opinions?
May 21st, 2007 at 1:59 pm
Hello Iraq ;
Although it may not seem so the world is with you !
Sometimes we all get lost in ideologies, beliefs and differences but we all have one thing in common, the desire to live in peace and safety and to pursue our lives and dreams without fear.
Finally a window has opened into the real Baghdad where we can talk and reach out across the miles to one another and tell the stories of our lives.
These stories is what brings us together because even though we may differ on so many things we all live and experience life in many similar ways. We all laugh, feel pain and care for each other and each others happiness..
This window, hometownbaghdad, has opened that door.
Now we know a few of you and daily visit this site hoping to see more stories about your lives and hoping you are well.
Putting names on the Iraqi people in a site like this brings us together as people and friends.
Adel, Saif, Ausama, Zaid, and all those other Iraqis that follow, you belong to the world now. You are all our brothers and sisters.
Many of us don’t care about the ideologies, beliefs and differences, We do respect them. We mainly want you happy and safe.
Iraq, let go of your fear and let the world in and see the other side of people who care about your country, your people and your lives.
I know I can speak for many when I say all of these things.
IRAQ !
WE CARE ABOUT ALL OF YOU !
Scott
May 21st, 2007 at 5:24 pm
No, they are very well shaped, Mike. Teehee.Naturally of course.And the hair’s good.
Scott, I agree, when I first saw this site it was great to feel less threatened by attacks on my consciousness every time I turned on the TV news.
I hardly watch TV anyway.