Los Angeles. Miami, maybe. If you were to guess where that photo above was taken, Iraq would probably not be your first guess. In our minds, that country looks more like this:
Both are accurate portrayals of a nation that struggles to maintain some semblance of normalcy, while dealing with death and madness on a daily basis. Journalist Robert Fisk brings these "snapshots of life in Baghdad" to our attention and it's no accident that the examples of life in Baghdad include death in Baghdad. But you wouldn't know that from US news reports...
[CLICK TO READ FULL POST]
