A training session for poll workers in Baghdad. Photo courtesy of the Associated Press.
This week on War News Radio, we take a look at the campaign tactics surrounding Iraq’s Jan 31st provincial elections. Candidates seeking votes in Baghdad are tearing pages from the Tammany Hall playbook — and then some. Madeleine Abromowitz and Gabriel Ramirez report.
Then, we find [...]
Iraqi boys pass by election posters in Najaf. Photo courtesy of the Associated Press.
This week on War News Radio, we head down to Washington, DC for the presidential inauguration. Daniel Symonds reports.
Next, we hear Iraqi and Afghan reactions to the election of Barack Obama. Jessi Holler and Ankhi Thakurta report.
Then, we take a look at the upcoming provincial [...]
Iraqi schoolboys in a classroom in Baghdad. Photo courtesy of the Associated Press.
This week on War News Radio, we take a closer look at what it means to be young in Iraq and Afghanistan today.
First, we learn about Scholastic International’s initiative to deliver American children’s books to Iraqi libraries. Anna Shechtman reports.
Then, we check in with No More [...]
A recently returned refugee in Baghdad. Photo courtesy of the Associated Press.
This week on War News Radio, we find out what life is like for the 4.7 million Iraqis who are living as refugees in foreign countries or are displaced within Iraq.
We hear about the challenges facing Iraq’s internally displaced people as they prepare to vote in the upcoming provincial [...]
The Two Imams’ Bridge, which links the Adamiyah and Kadimiyah neighborhoods in Baghdad. Photo courtesy of the Associated Press.
This week on War News Radio, we dip into our archives to put together some of our favorite pieces from the past few months.
First, we take a look at the Sons of Iraq program and the question of whether its members [...]
