THIS WEEK’S CARNIVAL OF THE LIBERATED, a roundup of posts from Iraqi bloggers, is up. And don’t miss this post from Iraqi bloggers Omar and Mohammed, who are now back in Iraq after visiting the United States:

Those days were very special ones and we never felt like strangers there; we were surrounded with love and respect where ever we went. We were amazed by the endless support and good will that the American people have for Iraq.

Everyone was saying “we’re praying for your people and your country”. It’s been a great opportunity to meet many of our dear readers and respectable bloggers like Jeff Jarvis and Roger Simon and many other friends who kept following and supporting “Iraq the Model” throughout the past 13 months.

I wish that I had been able to meet them.