Iraq’s Forgotten Marsh Arabs
In 2003 I visited the Marsh Arabs of Iraq who were struggling to rebuild their lives after decades of oppression. Their almost forgotten way of life left a deep impression on me.
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The Ghostly Memory of Lions in Iraq
Al, ex-British army and our security advisor, spread a map out on the hood of our vehicle.
‘We’ll take the Amarah road,’ he said. ‘The other road through Nasiriyah is not too good. Bandits are operating on that route.’
He paused. ‘I must make one thing clear. There are no weapons on this convoy. If bandits pull us over, we comply 100%. There must be no threatening gestures.’
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Celebrating a family member who fought hard to uncover the objective reality of what caused disease
This is a time of loneliness and deep uncertainty. For the first time in a generation, we are thrust into the very core of our human vulnerability. For now, we live as people did for thousands of years before us, smitten dumb by the power of nature, unable to protect ourselves from its invincibility.
Isandlwana: The defeat that stunned Victorian Britain
22 January was the anniversary of the battle of Isandlwana. I wrote this article in 2014, it may be of interest to you.
The battle of Isandlwana in 1879 – in which a force of 20,000 Zulus annihilated a British contingent of 1,800 men – became a symbol to black South Africans that white domination was not inevitable. The stories are still being told today.
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Death and Deceit In Iraq
This week marks the 20th anniversary of the beginning of the Iraq War and the official coalition military operations in the days and short weeks that followed. The war, as conceived by the planners in the Pentagon along with their allies the British, the Spanish and a number of other smaller European countries, was over quickly. By May 1 of that year, President George Bush was calling it ‘Mission Accomplished’, declaring the end of major combat operations.
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