Iraqi's get their first taste of unfiltered access to the web, thanks to an internet cafe set up with $24,000 from the 4th Infantry Division's budget. Despite the potential risks of working or cooperating with Americans in the somewhat Saddam friendly Tikrit, they are happily plunking down $1 an hour for the privilege.
The first words Ahmed Abdullah typed in the Google search engine were "George Bush."Posted by Vox at August 25, 2003 11:38 AM | politicsThe 19-year-old wanted to access the president's website, something he couldn't do under restricted and tightly controlled Internet service during Saddam Hussein's rule.
i don't think he was looking for "george bush" per se.
Posted by: ryan at August 31, 2003 09:08 PMI wonder if they put filters on to stop that kind of searching?
You know even if the Iraqi's weren't lookin' for it, some of the soldiers were ;-)
Posted by: Vox at August 31, 2003 09:22 PM