SOME READERS DOUBT HIS AUTHENTICITY, others swear he’s genuine (and, of course, there’s no certainty either way) but Salam Pax is still blogging from Baghdad.

UPDATE: Boy, there are still lots of strong opinions. Personally, I hope that Salam is what he claims to be, and that he comes through this okay. But given the limits on Iraqi internet access — especially in light of reports like this one — his posting is, well, extraordinary. There are lots of explanations for that, and only some of them involve him being a propaganda tool. But some of them do involve him being a propaganda tool. Not that you shouldn’t read his blog, or enjoy it. Just treat it like any other news source, and don’t assume that it has to be true because it’s a blog and it’s written in first-person.