digitalreporter wrote:
] As Pentagon press conferences blend into each other and war
] coverage churns on, Salam Pax, whoever and wherever he is, has
] captivated the world's attention.
] Blending sarcasm and apparent sincerity, Salam Pax, an
] Austrian-educated architectural engineer, and his Web site,
] "Where Is Raed?" - http://dear_raed.blogspot.com - has
] chronicled life outside his Baghdad window since September.
] His daily Web diary, or Weblog, had so many readers over the
] weekend, more than 1 million, it crashed the small, free
] Texas-based Web server he was using to post his photos. Google
] has since stepped in and offered to be host of the site and
] its photos through its company, Blogger.
]
]
]
] But now, Salam Pax, a pseudonym for the author, is missing. He
] hasn't been heard from since Monday, and yesterday chat rooms
] across the country were abuzz over whether or not he is still
] alive. Many sent messages in case he was monitoring, telling
] him to lie low and stay safe.
]
] Pax's appeal lies not in just his compelling portrayals of
] everyday life in Baghdad buying vegetables or waiting in line
] for gas, but in his disarming (apparent) honesty. He speaks
] the casual international language of a tech-savvy, disaffected
] youth.

He's back:
http://dear_raed.blogspot.com/

RE: Salam Pax has gone missing