Iraq Green Zone

The Bourne Baghdad Identity

James Denselow | Posted 05.25.2011

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James Denselow

Can Matt Damon's half-fiction set the benchmark for a popular history of the Iraq war? Ultimately what gives the Green Zone its credibility is that it avoids any simplistic idea that Iraq could have simply been "got right."

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Iraq's "National Sovereignty Day" is U.S.-Style Hallmark Hype

Jeremy Scahill | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jeremy Scahill

The puppet government in Iraq has named June 30th "National Sovereignty Day." This is U.S.-style Hallmark hype and will remain so until every last occupation soldier leaves Iraqi soil.

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Militants Shell Baghdad's Protected Green Zone

AP | BRIAN MURPHY | Posted 05.25.2011

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BAGHDAD — Suspected militants shelled Baghdad's protected Green Zone on Saturday in the first such bombardment in more than three months. The b...

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Mohammed al Dayni, Sunni Lawmaker, Wanted In Green Zone Cafeteria Attack

McClatchy Newspapers | Trenton Daniel | Posted 05.25.2011

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A Sunni Arab lawmaker is wanted in connection for a string of retaliation attacks and mortar strikes on the fortress-like Green Zone compound after a ...

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Iraq Takes Control Of Green Zone From US

AP | JIM HEINTZ | Posted 05.25.2011

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BAGHDAD — The U.S. formally transferred control of the Green Zone to Iraqi authorities Thursday in a pair of ceremonies that also handed back Sa...

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US Diplomats In Iraq Required To Carry Weapon At All Times, Even At The Pool

AP | MATTHEW LEE | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — Trying to escape Baghdad's sweltering summer with a quick Green Zone dip? Don't forget your poolside weapons etiquette if you work ...

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Safer Baghdad Becomes A City Of Green Zones

Christian Science Monitor | Sam Dagher | Posted 05.25.2011

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Abu Nawas, Baghdad's storied riverbank thoroughfare, reopened amid much official fanfare two weeks ago. But three years since they last saw business, ...

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US Suspends All Civilian Travel Outside Green Zone

Associated Press | ROBERT H. REID and MATTHEW LEE | Posted 05.25.2011

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The United States on Tuesday suspended all land travel by U.S. diplomats and other civilian officials in Iraq outside Baghdad's heavily fortified Gree...

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