Baghdad Burning

April 9, 2013 marks ten years since the fall of Baghdad. Ten years since the invasion. Since the lives of millions of Iraqis changed foreve...

Syria is a beautiful country- at least I think it is. I say “I think” because while I perceive it to be beautiful, I sometimes wonder if I m...

Two months ago, the suitcases were packed. My lone, large suitcase sat in my bedroom for nearly six weeks, so full of clothes and personal i...

…Which is the wall the current Iraqi government is building (with the support and guidance of the Americans). It's a wall that is intend...

As expected, Al Maliki is claiming the rape allegations are all lies. Apparently, his people simply asked the officers if they raped Sabrine...

It takes a lot to get the energy and resolution to blog lately. I guess it’s mainly because just thinking about the state of Iraq leaves me ...

It's official. Maliki and his people are psychopaths. This really is a new low. It's outrageous- an execution during Eid. Muslims al...

You know your country is in trouble when: The UN has to open a special branch just to keep track of the chaos and bloodshed, UNAMI. Abovemen...

… Execute the dictator. It’s that simple. When American troops are being killed by the dozen, when the country you are occupying is threaten...

This has been the longest time I have been away from blogging. There were several reasons for my disappearance the major one being the fact ...

Residents of Baghdad are systematically being pushed out of the city. Some families are waking up to find a Klashnikov bullet and a letter i...

Although the sun is blinding this time of year in our part of the world, the Middle East is seeing some of its darkest days… I woke up this ...

It promises to be a long summer. We're almost at the mid-way point, but it feels like the days are just crawling by. It's a combinat...

So 'Zarqawi' is finally dead. It was an interesting piece of news that greeted us yesterday morning (or was it the day before? I...

It’s been a horrible day. We woke up to unbearable heat. Our area averages about 4 hours electricity daily and the rest is generator electri...