Things about Iraq you probably have never been told 8 Articles

by Angie Papple

Before you go and build a summer home on the sandy outskirts of Kirkuk, there are a couple of things you might want to know. Iraq, just like everywhere else, is all about location, location, location. Different parts of ...read more

by Weam Namou

The words China and Egypt, Athens and Rome, bring to most people's mind a mysterious history and a respected culture. Rarely will the word Mesopotamia, ancient Iraq, do the same. You'll probably receive confused or weird e...read more

by Eliot Chandler

Michael Gordon of the New York Times has revealed that the US Army tried to bury a study by the RAND Corporation that faulted the Army's planning for postwar Iraq. He quotes from the study, "Throughout the planning process...read more

by Marshall Adame

1.In the United States Embassy in Iraq there are a couple of hundred Iraqi workers. They are badged and vetted. No hostile incident has ever occurred in the US Embassy executed by an Iraqi employee of the U.S. Embassy. In ...read more

by NorEaster

DU's Gathering Storm Let's imagine that you live in California. Right in the middle of the state. Quiet area. Nice scenery. Maybe an acre of wine grapes for your own personal release each year. A local thing, just...read more

by Jen Bishop

I have spent a significant of time in Iraq since the beginning of the war and there are many things that the media does not share with the public, things that you would never know if you were not told by those that were th...read more

by Adam Greenwood

There are two categories of things that we are told about Iraq: The first is how bad things are, and how awful Bush has made the country. The second is how good things are, and how great Bush has made the country. ...read more

by Dan Gilfeather

For a country that has dominated our thoughts for the last 4 years (just look at how many threads on Helium are dominated by it) i sometimes get troubled by the perceptions that some have regarding Iraq. I am not ta...read more