Leaving Iraq

The last of the 4,000 soldiers in the 4th Stryker Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, crossed the border from Iraq into Kuwait Thursday. There are no U.S. more combat brigade teams…

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The Hurt Locker: Ouch

I'll be watching the Oscars on Sunday night, though this year, I am not as excited as I usually am. I've only seen two of the movies nominated for best…

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About journalists and trauma

"Hey! Welcome back. How was Iraq?"That's something I heard often in the hallways of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution when I was freshly returned from war. But how do you answer such…

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85,000

That's how many Iraqis died in the war between 2004 and 2008. Iraq's human rights ministry released that grim number a week ago.We keep an exact count of the number…

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A wretched anniversary

It’s been four years since AJC photo journalist Bita Honarvar and I took a C-130 military transport from the safety of Kuwait into the horrors of Iraq.We were just starting…

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