War News Radio

This week on War News Radio, we explore the story of a group of Kurds in Virginia who are caught between their loyalty to Iraq and American patriotism. Listen now to Sarah Whites-Koditschek’s report.

We also hear how the World Cup has been easing tensions in Iraq, even as the Iraqi team watches from home. Listen now to Duncan Gromko’s report.

Finally, Middle East expert and high-profile blogger, Juan Cole, talks to us about how the withdrawal timetables have turned. Listen now to this report.

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This week on War New Radio, we find out that the curfew in Iraq is more than just a damper on social life. Listen now to Duncan Gromko’s report.

We also discuss the American-Iraqi effort to quell the insurgency in Ramadi. Listen now to John Williams’s report.

And, we hear from two girls in Iraq who have undergone plastic surgery for two very different reasons. Listen now to Elizabeth Threlkeld’s report.

Finally, we examine the changes the U.S. military is making to its counterinsurgency tactics. Listen now to Alex Ginsberg’s report.

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With momentum from the death of terrorist leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the Bush administration went into high gear trying to rebuild support for the Iraq war. This week on War News Radio, we take a look at one part of their plan - a meeting with some “outside advisers” - to see what kind of advice President Bush did, and did not get. Listen now to this report.

We also talk to Americans and Iraqis to hear what they have to say on the war. Listen now to this report.

Finally, two brothers from Baghdad share their struggle. What do you do when the home you love is in a place you fear? Listen now to Amelia Templeton’s report.

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This week on War News Radio, we examine the man and the myth–Abu Musab al-Zarqawi. We speak with two biographers of the infamous leader of al-Qaeda in Iraq. Listen now to Duncan Gromko’s report.

We also take a look at how his death is being received by Iraqis and U.S. soldiers, and how it might affect American politics. Listen now to this report.

And, we find out what it’s like to be a refugee in Iraq with no direction home. Listen now to John Williams’s report.

Finally, we speak with soldiers, commanders, and experts to see how sensitivity lessons in the classroom hold up when they are tested in the battlefield. Listen now to Alex Ginsberg’s report.

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This week on War News Radio, while we take a week of vacation, we bring you a program first aired last summer–Swords and Plowshares.

It’s a frightening and frustrating experience for many American soldiers to discover that the line between friend and foe is so hazy. We’ll hear the story of two soldiers who went to Iraq with good intentions, and who later discovered it was hard sometimes to pick out their enemy from the Iraqis they were trying to help. Listen now to Wren Elhai’s report.

We also hear about a group called Women for Women International, which is helping Iraqi women gain a political and economic foothold in their new nation. Listen now to Amelia Templeton’s report.

Finally, we bring you a brief history of Saddam’s old Iraqi army in another edition of Iraq 101. Listen now to David Mann’s report.

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