Reconstructing Iraq (7): An Iraqi's Thoughts

Sami is an Iraqi exile who blogs at An Iraqi's Thoughts. He asks us some questions.

1-Did you know that 3100 schools have been renovated, 364 schools are
under rehabilitation, 263 schools are now under construction and 38
new schools have been built in Iraq?

2-Did you know that Iraq's higher educational structure consists of 20
Universities, 46 Institutes or colleges and 4 research centers?

3-Did you know there are more than 1100 building projects going on in
Iraq? They include 364 schools, 67 public clinics, 15 hospitals, 83
railroad stations, 22 oil facilities, 93 water facilities and 69
electrical facilities.

4-Did you know that 96% of Iraqi children under the age of 5 have
received the first 2 series of polio vaccinations?

5-Did you know that there are 1,192,000 cell phone subscribers in Iraq
and phone use has gone up 158%?

6-Did you know that Iraq has an independent media that consist of 75
radio stations, 180 newspapers and 10 television stations?

7-Did you know that the Baghdad Stock Exchange opened in June of 2004? (AJ)