Orly Halpern

BAGHDAD – As proponents of the U.S.-led occupation of Iraq constantly assert, not everything taking place in the "New Iraq" is bad news. Indeed, there are people trying to make the best of a nightmarish situation. Here are a few of their stories. Generations of Artists Kareema al-Husseini was standing in a spacious room surrounded … Continue reading “Iraq: Making the Most of a Bad Situation”

BAGHDAD – Allawi Kathem Abed sat waiting patiently in the Iraqi assistance center in the capital last Saturday, confident things would be solved soon. He had come from the town of Abu Ghraib to Baghdad with a death certificate, a list of stolen property, and an oral promise of compensation from “Colonel Ryan.” On May … Continue reading “Wrongful Death and Everything After”