Nov 23rd, 2010 at 12:00PM:
If you ever visit Iraq, it's probably best to tell your parents about the trip after you return. That's what my friend Jennifer Martin did, and she says it saved her parents from lots of (mostly) needless worry.
Jennifer has just returned from a week-long tour of Kurdistan, a semi-autonomous, surprisingly safe region of northern Iraq. (Venture further afield than Kurdistan and you're asking ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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Is Iraq really safe to visit?
Nov 23rd, 2010 at 12:00PM:
If you ever visit Iraq, it's probably best to tell your parents about the trip after you return. That's what my friend Jennifer Martin did, and she says it saved her parents from lots of (mostly) needless worry.
Jennifer has just returned from a week-long tour of Kurdistan, a semi-autonomous, surprisingly safe region of northern Iraq. (Venture further afield than Kurdistan and you're asking ...638 Iraqi relics found in closet
Sep 21st, 2010 at 1:00PM: The Iraqi National Museum found 638 artifacts that had been missing for two years. Once returned by the U.S. government, the relics were turned over to the office of the prime minster in Iraq, which is where they were found, according to an announcement over the weekend. They were in a closet in the prime minister's office.
Following the removal of Saddam Hussein in 2003, approximately 15,000 ...Coming attractions: Iraq
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Dec 11th, 2009 at 11:30AM: Could Iraq be the next big adventure travel destination? One hardy tour company and their clients are saying, "Why not?"
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There's no shortage of things to see. Just as Ethiopia is the cradle of humanity, Iraq is the cradle of civilization. Cities like Ur and Babylon had palaces and ...Kuwaiti airline still pushing for $1.3b
Jan 27th, 2009 at 4:00PM: The Iraqi government is going to write a $300 million check to Kuwait Airways. So, the airline believes there's only another $1 billion to go. The cash is related to damages caused by Saddam Hussein's 1990 invasion of its wealthy neighbor. A spokesman for the Iraq Cabinet, Ali al-Dabbagh says that the approved settlement was "final and comprehensive." The country's Justice Ministry will make sure ...No Fly List Exposed
Oct 15th, 2006 at 11:08PM: Another CBS News piece I missed for who knows what reason, but they've got a pretty good summary of what went down in the program. In a very interesting episode of 60 Minutes, correspondent Steve Kroft goes over the very sloppy and inaccurate No Fly government list that can detain fliers for hours and create a ton of unnecessary hassle for the innocent or unlikely terrorist. For starters the "No ...
