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...What an absolutely stunning piece of journalism. Ghosh's "Baghdad Diary" should be required reading for all political and military analysts and decision makers who think they know how to achieve peace in the world. Alvin Jacobson Cambridge, Massachusetts...
...read Ghosh's account of his trip to Baghdad on the "Highway of Death" from the safety of a train headed from Los Angeles to San Diego. There could be no more striking contrast between the scenic sunset I saw over the Pacific Ocean and his views of rubble from roadside bombs. I heard the roar of the surf and the sounds of children laughing as they ran toward the sea. He heard the "deep rumble" of M-16s and the "higher-pitched clatter" of AK-47s. Michelle Pietzak Los Angeles...
...Ghosh says that Baghdad's residents are experiencing "Life in Hell." Iraq isn't exactly paradise, but perhaps Ghosh should have spent time in other places, say, Darfur, the Ninth Ward of New Orleans or Iraq under Saddam Hussein. William West Fairborn, Ohio...
...Ghosh's depiction of Baghdad was a wonderful piece of work. Is it the same Iraq that our Administration paints such a rosy picture of? In the process of trying to shove liberty and democracy down the Iraqis' throats, we have made their day-to-day lives miserable. Saroja Venkatraman Martinez, Georgia...
Australian soldiers serving in Iraq as part of Operation Catalyst have become accustomed to bad news and unwanted publicity. The mysterious death of sniper Private Jake Kovco in his room in a Baghdad barracks in April-and a bungle over the repatriation of his body-was a private tragedy that escalated into a public-relations disaster for the Australian Defence Force and the Howard government. Now the ADF's image is under assault again. Last month, a man claiming to have served eight years in the Australian Army published on Youtube.com pictures and videos that appear to feature serious wrongdoing...