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The Word On Baghdad Street by Joe Quandt The threat of annihilation is daily fare to an Iraqi, taken with the morning's first breath. The most brutal economic sanctions regime
of modern times; a generation of children stunted by
I have written many articles on Iraq since
my return to the U.S. in November 2002, but have not until
Saeed Al-Musawi-Former Iraqi Foreign Minister:
Our suffering is helping the world to see that the
American UNICEF Representative-speaking
anonymously: "Schools lack sanitation, desks, windows, heat.
Dr. Makki Alwash-Medical professor: "Tell
your people that they are responsible for this crime (the
"Blood bags prohibited, matches...doing
operations without anesthetics, 24 bombings near my house (in
Dr. Abdul-Hameed Yacoub-Dean and professor,
Al-Mustansiriya University (referring to his team's
Ghazwan Al-Mukhti-Sanctions activist, retired
medical supply salesman: "A generation of highly trained
There are 45 art galleries in Baghdad,
and 2 more were opening the week I left. Iraqi art is
Nazar Al-Rawi-Artist: "The sanctions are
killing our hopes, our life. If you bomb my city, you only
Mr. Assim-Director, Iraqi Innovation for
Plastic Arts: "Our psychology here is that stopping the arts
Muhammed Ghani Hekmet-World-renowned sculptor:
"They say if you drink from the waters of the Tigris,
Yussra Al-Abaddi-Artist: "When you open
your front door in one of the old Baghdad neighborhoods, you
They stand silently near you, or pull a
chair over in front of you, put their hand lightly on your
Butra Alameaza-Baggage Claims Director,
Queen Alia Airport, Amman, Jordan: "We also hear about this
This plan, I don't know... the Iraqis are
very difficult to control. But Jordan is always caught in
Sattar-Cross-border chauffeur: "In these
times, the people are moving closer to Islam. The imams are
Diar-Waiter (speaking of the Gulf War):
"At night, my aunt is taking a shower (sic). I am studying for
Seifeddin Fares-Palestinian bus companion:
"America is different from all the world. They cannot
Peace Activists-Now, more than ever, activists
going to Iraq must each confront the fear of death, and
Henry Williamson-Peace activist, 3-tour
Viet Nam War vet, medical corpsman: "If they (American planes)
Jon Rice-Peace activist, Voices in the
Wilderness: "I was to report (1967) to the Marine Corps
One day, Henry Williamson and I were walking
down Saddoun St. when he suddenly grabbed my arm: "Hey,
"Yeah," I said, still a bit zooed by the
experience, "were those ours or theirs?" "Theirs, I think,"
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