The Democrats’ attempt to improve the Iraqi situation will be fruitless unless the US administration starts listening to Iraqis.
The American widespread discontent about the performance of the Bush administration has finally come to fruition when the Democrats took over the House of Representatives after twelve years of a conservative government. There is an immediate need [...]

Third in a beautiful series of paintings by Baghdad Artist

Woke up at some point in the night on a weird noise, or early morning was it? It was dark. My senses started to realize slowly it was war outside! Heavy shooting! It involved RPG, guns and rifles. In between there was a horrible sound of bombing. I was still not completely awake but those [...]

Written December 21, 2003 by Khalid Jarrar for his blog “Secrets in Baghdad”
SO. As usual I came to the morning of university. Although i was really tired and was thinking of giving my self a day off, I remembered all my mum’s lectures about responsibility and that stuffs and decided to go anyway. After I [...]

Second in a Beautiful Series of Paintings by Baghdad Artist

The Jordanian official in Queen Aliya Airport asked me about my surename even before his fingers touched my green passport while my hand was extended to him to hand it over to him. I was taken aback for this question usually comes after checking my passport, asking the usual question of “ Why you are [...]

Cross posted from First Words, First Walk, First….in Iraq
Za’roor is the term used to describe people who are viewed as bad luck or once they lay their hands in something they screw it up. I officially earned that label only last year, August 2005 to be exact. A family friend, whose son happened to live [...]

(Cross Posted from Global Voices Online)
Crimson rain,vermillion maneAnd few people walking, few people sane From Carmine and Cardinal to Persian Red To Falu to Gules to just a Red, plain!
From Scarlett of screens and the Five of Maroon Alluding all voices and blurring your noon You wonder and ponder then what to do It [...]

The First in a Beautiful Series of Paintings by Baghdad Artist

Saddam has been finally sentenced to death after being found guilty of crimes to humanity.

addam has been sentenced to death after being found guilty of crimes to humanity.