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Muqtada al-Sadr and the battle for the future of Iraq
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Patrick Cockburn,Patrick Cockburn |
Time magazine listed him as one of its "100 People Who Shape Our World." Newsweek featured him on its cover under the headline "How Al-Sadr May Control U.S. Fate in Iraq." Paul Bremer denounced him a… |
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I'm still standing
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Shoshana Johnson |
Specialist Shoshana Johnson, a member of the 507th Maintenance Company, was captured during an ambush in the early days of the Iraq war and held prisoner until she and her fellow Soldiers were rescue… |
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Long time passing
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Susan Galleymore |
"In this remarkable portrait of what it means to be a mother in time of war, Susan Galleymore tells of her unusual step of traveling to Iraq to visit her son on a military base." "What she found ther… |
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Faisal I of Iraq
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Ali A. Allawi |
Born in 1885, King Faisal I of Iraq was a seminal figure not only in the founding of the state of Iraq but also in the making of the modern Middle East. In all the tumult leading to the dissolution o… |
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Red zone
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Oliver Poole |
"Imagine cheering on your national football team as your country falls apart; risking suicide bombers and kidnappers to go to the shops; or driving your wife to hospital through roadblocks manned by … |
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To be a friend is fatal
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Kirk W. Johnson |
"In January 2005 Kirk Johnson, then twenty-four, arrived in Baghdad as USAID’s only Arabic-speaking American employee. Despite his opposition to the war, Johnson felt called to civic duty and wanted … |
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Veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan
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Harry Spiller |
" This collection of stories of American men and women who served in Iraq and Afghanistan reveals their personal experiences as military combat personnel. Their stories are told through interviews, p… |
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The flying carpet of small miracles
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Hala Jaber |
The inspiring true story of a prizewinning foreign correspondent longing for a child, two small Iraqi girls in need of a mother, and what love and grief can teach us about family and hope.Zahra, age … |
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Captivity
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James Loney |
"The powerful account of the remarkable peace activist kidnapped while leading a peace delegation and held for ransom by Iraqi insurgents until his paradoxical release by a crack unit of special forc… |
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Saddam's secrets
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Georges Sada,Sada,Jim Nelson Black |
"One of Saddam Hussein's top military advisors, paints a picture of Hussein, his regime, and his country"--Provided by publisher. |
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The Poet of Baghdad
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Jo Tatchell |
In the winter of 1979 Nabeel Yasin, Iraq's most famous young poet, gathered together a handful of belongings and fled Iraq with his wife and son. Life in Baghdad had become intolerable. Silenced by… |
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