The article I read says that internet access was ceased on or before the 14th of March. If he posted on the 24th, how did he manage that?

If he's for real, I hope he's okay, too. However, I'm the spouse of a Marine and I tend to view these things from a different angle than some.

Just like I picture anyone in chat rooms as "Dirks," (Dirks are grimey old guys, cigar stubb in their mouths, dressed in dirty teeshirts and boxer shorts and belching up their Schlitz. Their chat room names are "foxybabe," "ironman," or some such pseudonymn.) I picture Pax to be some guy having the time of his life pulling the proverbial wool over "our" eyes.

And where are you, jleader? How are you an expert on Iraqi internet service provider access?