Newsweek on what life is like for women in Iraq in these days of the glorious surge:
The insurgents have been driven out of her southwest Baghdad neighborhood, but the 30-year-old shop assistant is still frightened. A year ago Al Qaeda in Iraq ruled the streets outside her home, and Mahdi Army militia units kept the […]
Entries Tagged as 'Peace'
Freedom Is Slavery (Doubleplus for Iraqi Women)
Posted by Dave Awl on April 6th, 2008 at 11:41 pm
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Roundup: Swiftly Tilting Planet Edition
Posted by Dave Awl on September 17th, 2007 at 2:05 am
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Colbert on the Klingon-Republican Alliance
Posted by Dave Awl on September 12th, 2007 at 2:10 pm
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Roundup: Pink Elephant Edition
Posted by Dave Awl on September 10th, 2007 at 3:58 pm
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Roundup: Dinosaur Corsage Edition
Posted by Dave Awl on August 31st, 2007 at 11:01 am
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Video: Fox’s War Drums, Colbert’s Water Fight, and Stewart on Bush’s Magical History Tour
Posted by Dave Awl on August 26th, 2007 at 6:26 pm
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Roundup: Fantasy History Edition
Posted by Dave Awl on August 23rd, 2007 at 3:29 pm
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Crowded House: For the World, Not for the War
Posted by Dave Awl on July 19th, 2007 at 1:04 am
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Roundup: Still Life with Salmon Edition
Posted by Dave Awl on June 28th, 2007 at 4:33 am
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Quote of the Week
Posted by Dave Awl on June 24th, 2007 at 11:42 am
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The Bush Malaise
Posted by Dave Awl on June 22nd, 2007 at 10:20 am
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How a Certain Republican President Felt About US War Casualties
Posted by Dave Awl on June 1st, 2007 at 10:50 am
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Roundup: The Bitch Is Back Edition
Posted by Dave Awl on May 11th, 2007 at 3:56 pm
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Roundup: Sunday Potluck Edition
Posted by Dave Awl on May 6th, 2007 at 1:26 pm
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