More of the uncut shit straight from the source, straight from Iraq:
“The sounds of shots being fired should begin to be heard sporadically around the city, as the cover of darkness provides refuge for those few would be attackers. Most of the city is quiet, tired from a long day of struggling to make ends meet.
Part of the city forced to sleep early due to the lack of electricity. We continue to lay down electrical wiring only to have it stolen or damaged the next day by thieves and other ill wishers.
I am in one of the many presidential palaces, this one being Saddam’s main governmental administrative one I believe. It is a massive complex of numerous huge buildings, all ornately done up in Saddam’s presidential style; nothing but marble, high ceilings, chandeliers, handcrafted decorations, and nothing but the best of everything except taste.”