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For Baghdad's Factories, the Occupation is a Major Drag on Business

Iraq UpdatesNovember 24, 2008.
Checkpoints and closed roads throughout Baghdad are meant to be safety measures, but they are severe obstacles to the flow of business.

College Life in Baghdad: How Much Has it Improved?

Naseer Al-Ily, Asharq Al-Awsat. November 13, 2008.
As safety returns to some Baghdad universities, political and religious influences are still pervasive.

Baghdad Not As "Secure" As Government Claims, Residents Say

Ahmad Arhimiya, Azzaman. October 14, 2008.
"The only sign of relative security is that fewer Americans are being killed. Otherwise, almost everything is the same."

Half of Baghdad Lacks Drinking Water

Kareem Abed Zair, Azzaman. August 28, 2008.
Amid soaring temperatures, Baghdad's Water Authority says three million people in Baghdad have no access to running water.

Baghdad 5 Years On: City of Walls

ZP Heller, Brave New Films AlterNet: Video. August 7, 2008.
Why the surge isn't as successful as conservatives would have you believe.

Jeremy Scahill: Blackwater is Still in Charge, Deadly, Above the Law and Out of Control

Antonia Juhasz, AlterNet. June 19, 2008.
Think Blackwater's days are numbered? Think again. Jeremy Scahill explains why its slaughter of Iraqis has not stopped the notorious mercenary firm.

Life Under Muqtada: Inside Baghdad's Shiite Slums

Nir Rosen, The National, Abu Dhabi. June 14, 2008.
As the U.S. tries to secure its "security agreement" in Iraq, the Mahdi Army remains the only genuine mass movement in Iraq.

Iraqi Facing Deportation from Britain to Baghdad: "I Will be Dead Within Days"

Robert Verkaik, Independent UK. June 3, 2008.
Zyad al-Saadon has lived in Britain for 35 years. Now, the British government want to deport him to Baghdad.

Despite U.S. Assurances, Iraqis Are Increasingly Skeptical That Conditions Will Improve

Anna Badkhen, Truthdig. May 20, 2008.
"Under Saddam Hussein that's what they used to tell us too," says a woman who lives in a town that gets only four hours of power a day. "And nothing."

Pentagon Backs Plan to Build "Zone of Influence" in Iraq

Satyam Khanna, Think Progress AlterNet: PEEK. May 5, 2008.
The Pentagon wants to Disney-fy the Green Zone and create a lasting cultural footprint in Baghdad.

Five Years Later, Fallujah is Still in Tatters

Ali Al-Fadhily, Dahr Jamail, IPS News. April 16, 2008.
The city remains sealed. Many residents refer to it as a big jail.

Maliki to Launch More Attacks in South as Sadr Calls for Massive Protests

Middle East OnlineApril 4, 2008.
Also: US air strike kills three members of one Basra family.

Iraq's Three Civil Wars

Juan Cole, MIT Center for International Studies. March 6, 2008.
There are three major conflicts in Iraq -- and the U.S. is virtually powerless to stop them.

Half of Baghdad Still Without Water

Ahmad Raheema, Azzaman. February 18, 2008.
Despite the talk of progress, Iraq remains a nightmare.

Ali Al-Fadhily, IPS News. November 13, 2007.
The separation of religious groups in the face of sectarian violence has brought some semblance of relative calm to Baghdad. But many Iraqis see this as the uncertain consequence of a divide and rule policy.