Contact in Iraq and other links

From the American Milblogs:

• Lt G at Kaboom experiences his first contact in Iraq...

• ...while Frontline Fobbit begins his journey back home to the USA with a 28 hour journey to Kuwait.
  

In Iraq:

• Last of Iraqis, doesn't like the new national flag...

• ...and nor does Great Baghdad.
  

On blogging:

• A Kenyan blogger believes 'bloggers are the ultimate source of primary information in Kenya today'.

More Kenyan blogs via the BBC

BBC Online publish some blogs from Kenya.

British blogger inside Kenya

The Times has tracked down a British housewife blogging in Kenya. Frances Woodhams, 35, and mother of three children, started blogging in 2006. She says that all the "mundane" matters she used to write about on her blog have "gone out of the window". In a post on 2nd January, she describes being "sick with worry", and New Year's day as "truly a black day for Kenyans".

Inside Kenya

A few blogs from the state formerly known as Africa's most stable country.

• Kenyan Pundit is based in South Africa but was blogging from Kenya all last week.

• For photos visit http://josephkaroki.wordpress.com
  

• This post suggests the crisis may have been triggered by the election chaos but is a consequence of underlying tensions within Kenya. It's described as follows by Kenyan pundit: 'Bankelele has a good post that highlights why the conflict is about more than just Kikuyu vs. Luo (can the international media please catch up).'

• A first-hand account of the (non)-rally yesterday at Uhuru Park with pictures.

• 'What an African Woman Thinks' has been 'rehashing a nightmare'.
  

• There's a full list of Kenyan blogs covering the current situation at White African and a good summary at Global Voices Online.