The publishers of Salam Pax's diaries have put the first chapter online in PDF form. There's an excellent introduction from Ian Katz, Features Editor of The Guardian, who has been a big champion of Salam. I confess I rather like the look of the Baghdad diaries in print. It's not as if Salam used to link to anyone from his blog. To what? Saddam Hussein's official web page? Chapter One [PDF]