the debate over where is raed?

after looking around a bit, i realized that this iraqi blogger i mentioned yesterday has caused quite a commotion. i assumed shem just happened to come across it, but instead i found that it has been referenced in many articles and tons of blogs. there is a huge debate on whether this person is actually in baghdad or if it's some nut trying to get a reaction from people. this guy has apparantly received tons of emails asking his identity and many have tried to trace his ip address. one side of the debate agrues that it doesn't matter if he's authentic or not because he encourages us to think about the situation in the middle east from a different angle. i would have to agree with this. i don't care if it's totally fiction. it has really made me think and i'm grateful for that. blog on, salam!!