Monthly Archives: May 2008

The story that isn’t being told

By Dahr Jamail | Published: May 11, 2008

The story that isn’t being told Rageh Omaar The Guardian March 17 2008 There was also an extraordinary diversity of views about the war and the occupation: independent bloggers such as the excellent Arab-American writer Dahr Jamail operated alongside reporters from the New York Times, ITV and al-Jazeera. But as insecurity, violence and political instability [...]

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Running Out of Water in Rising Heat

By Dahr Jamail | Inter Press Service | Published: May 9, 2008

BAQUBA — Water supply is drying out in what was once the agriculturally rich Diyala province north of Baghdad. Baquba, the capital city of Diyala, is now running out of water both for drinking and for irrigation. Water supply has been hit by power failures. The central pumping station has been running short of electricity [...]

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‘I wanted to report on where the silence was’

By Dahr Jamail | Published: May 8, 2008

Texas-born Dahr Jamail was outraged that the US media were swallowing the Bush administration’s line on Iraq and so, with just $2,000 and no previous journalistic experience, he set off to find out what was really happening in the country. He talks to Stephen Moss The Guardian Stephen Moss Thursday May 8 2008 To read [...]

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US presidents-to-be in denial

By Dahr Jamail | Le Monde Diplomatique | Published: May 7, 2008

As soon as it was clear that the presidential primaries would be the news story of the year in the US, Iraq was dropped by the media. The occupation and the campaign for the presidential nominations were de-linked almost from the start. So we don’t know what the potential candidates would do in Iraq. But pulling troops out doesn’t seem to be an option for any of them.

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