The Iraq War, Ten Years Later
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Iraq’s Clouded Future
Ali Allawi is Iraq's former Minister of Trade, Minister of Defense, Minister of Finance, and author of: "The Occupation of Iraq: Winning the War, Losing the Peace." He lives and wor... Mar 19, 2013
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Ten Years After Iraq Invasion, A Refugee Reflects
More than 50 people were killed and roughly 200 wounded from a suicide bombing in Baghdad Tuesday. The attack falls on the tenth anniversary of the start of the Iraq War. Iraqi ref... Mar 19, 2013
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What Bob Woodruff Carries With Him 10 Years After Invasion of Iraq
In 2006, ABC News reporter Bob Woodruff suffered a traumatic brain injury while reporting on the Iraq War. Ten years after the invasion, he talks about what he carries with him from t... Mar 18, 2013
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Fire and Forget: New Stories for New Wars
The legacy of war literature is a rich one. When Matt Gallagher returned from the Iraq War, he discovered he needed to write his own stories. He is co-editor of "Fire and Forget," a... Mar 15, 2013
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Unwilling Witness: The Terror of Reporting on Your Own Country
Like many Iraqis, Abdulrazzaq Al-Saiedi initially welcomed the invasion that brought an end to Saddam Hussein’s brutal dictatorship. But he wasn't prepared for what happened next.
Mar 14, 2013 -
Looking Forward When Your Country Is Sliding Back
How do you look forward when so much of your world is sliding backward? That's the question BBC war correspondent Hugh Sykes asked Iraqis as they watched their country crumble around ... Mar 14, 2013
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Iraq Ten Years Later: Soldiers on the Ground Share Their Stories
Ten years after the American invasion of Iraq began, the BBC's Hugh Sykes files a report about how American soldiers handle the responsibilities, contradictions, and challenges of occ... Mar 13, 2013
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An Iraq War Veteran Finds an Outlet in Poetry
Hugh Martin served for nearly a year with the Ohio National Guard in the Iraqi town of Jalala. He is the author of a new book of poetry about his experiences called "The Stick Soldiers."
Mar 12, 2013 -
Your Stories: Lessons from the Iraq War
Ten years ago this month, the US invaded Iraq, launching the Iraq War. Throughout the week, we're looking at lessons from the war from scholars, soldiers, translators — and you.
Mar 12, 2013 -
The Young Iraqi Translator Who Gave His Life for the American Effort
Imagine telling the story of the war in Iraq from the perspective of one young Iraqi who cared deeply about his country and who also worked on the front lines as an Arabic interpreter... Mar 11, 2013