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This week on War News Radio, we follow Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki on his trip to Washington, D.C. How was his visit received in America, in Iraq, and in the rest of the Middle East? Listen now to this report.

Then, we get a glimpse of the secret life of an Iraqi woman working as a translator for an American company. Listen now to Alex Marlowe Ginsberg’s report.

And, we hear a counterpoint to the idea that the U.S. should let Iraq’s civil war “play itself out.” Listen now to this report.

Finally, we hear the stories of three Iraqi exiles and ask why they left. Listen now to Sarah Whites-Koditschek’s report.

These stories, plus the week’s news, from War News Radio.

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This week on War News Radio, we take a detailed, two-part look at Iraqi Kurdistan, a region that tends to stay off the front pages of newspapers.

In part one, we learn that Kurdistan has become an island of calm in the raging sea of Iraq - a place where vacationers relax and refugees find relief. Listen now to Elizabeth Threlkeld’s report.

Then, in the second part, we hear about the influx of business into Kurdistan and the governmental corruption that comes with it. Listen now to Eva Barboni’s report.

And, we hear an interesting approach to long-term peace in Iraq from strategic analyst Edward Luttwak. Listen now to this report.

Finally, two experts examine the escalating conflict between Israel and Lebanon and what it means for the war in Iraq. Listen now to Duncan Gromko’s report.

These stories, plus the week’s news, from War News Radio.

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