Hezbollah Fighting Escalates in Beirut (click at title to entry)
A sign advertising the availability of a private villa inside the heavily fortified Green Zone is seen in Baghdad, Iraq Saturday, April 19, 2008.
Basra Battles: Barely Half the Story (click here)
Ramzy Baroud
May 09, 2008
When it comes to Iraq, reporters appear intent on omitting or fabricating news....
...Al-Hakim is pushing for what is being termed a super Shia province with its centre in Basra;...
...Sadr is demanding a unified Iraq with a strong central government. Al-Hakim wishes to see a permanent American presence in the country; Sadr insists on a short timetable for withdrawal. The US's major quandary is that Sadr reflects the views of most Iraqis. His possible victory in the south in fair elections could position him as the new nationalist leader, and a unifying force for Iraqis....
Workers mix concrete in the heavily fortified Green Zone in Baghdad, Iraq on Wednesday, April 23, 2008. The U.S. military is pushing a five-year, $5 billion development plan to dramatically transform Baghdad's Green Zone, the secured enclave where the American Embassy and the Iraqi government is based, The Associated Press has learned. (AP Photo/Bradley Brooks)
In this undated image released by the U.S. military, planners envision a Tigris riverfront park in the Green Zone in Baghdad, Iraq. (click here)
Sadr City's neighborhoods are tightly packed, with an estimated 2 million people living in an area of 8 square miles (about 20 sq.km). (Source: DigitalGlobe, 11/03/02) (click here)
Sadr City, Baghdad is enormous. (click here)
