Iraqi Bloggers Central Closes Shop

One of the earliest and at the same time one of my favourite bloggers dealing with Iraq and the Middle East was one run by a New Yorker, Jeffrey Schuster. Well, Jeffrey, the Sicko Psycho American at Iraqi Bloggers Central is signing off. He and his pals have posted the last entry and there's a long, slow goodbye party happening in the comments section. Check it out and stroll through some of his "best of" selections, too.

It was a great ride, Jeffrey. You probably don't know this, but I have mentioned your blog right here on this one on more than a few occasions. Jeffrey documented the rough ride of the Iraq war, through the writings of a wide range of Iraqi and other bloggers, both when things looked pretty grim and when there was much to celebrate. The comments section was always roiling and tumultuous. Iraqi Bloggers Central and Iraq the Model were THE places to go for the latest news about the conflict. It was a great ride Jeffrey. Thanks for letting me be part of it.