Iraq Refugees

From Jordan: Iraqis Need Our Help

Luis Carlos Montalván and Tyler Boudreau | Posted 08.13.2008 | Politics

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Luis Carlos Montalván and Tyler Boudreau

Iraq refugees say the reason they will not return to Iraq is that it is too dangerous and unlivable. Yet living conditions in Jordan are arduous. They wait for a miracle, because that is all that is left.

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In Jabal al-Jofa, Iraq Vets Sow Seeds Of Hope

Karin Zeitvogel | Posted 08.09.2008 | Politics

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Karin Zeitvogel

Welcome to Jabal al-Jofa, one of Amman's poorest neighbourhoods, and home to Ahmed Thahir and his family, refugees from Iraq. We had chosen Amman, Jordan as the venue of the mission, and tonight's visit was aimed at giving us greater insight into how the most destitute of refugees live.

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Desperately Seeking Sanctuary

James Denselow | Posted 06.26.2008 | Politics

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James Denselow

An often unnoticed tragedy hidden beneath so much of the bloodshed emanating from Iraq is the targeted killing and subsequent flight of minority groups from the country.

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How Obama Can Fix Iraq, Short of Withdrawing U.S. Forces

Lionel Beehner | Posted 06.26.2008 | Politics

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Lionel Beehner

Every American should hold their head in shame at how our government can't scrounge enough cash to offer asylum to more Iraqis fleeing violence.

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Iraqi Allies Struggling in the U.S. -- What Do We Do to Help?

Jane Leu | Posted 06.20.2008 | Politics

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Jane Leu

Americans in Iraq sought out talented professionals for their skills, college educations, professional experience, but in the US, these refugees receive the lowest paying jobs, if any.

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Running On Iraq: The Ignored Humanitarian Crises

Hanna Ingber Win | Posted 06.18.2008 | Home

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Hanna Ingber Win

The lack of attention paid to the humanitarian crisis in Iraq by Pres. Bush and by the candidates for his job affects people there by sending a message to decision-makers here: Their lives are not a priority.

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It Was Iraq, Stupid

JB Powell | Posted 06.03.2008 | Home

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JB Powell

Hillary never understood: the war in Iraq is not even remotely close to welfare reform or any other partisan slap fight of the last several decades. It's the most disastrous foreign policy decision since Vietnam.

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Cooked Books: Iraqi Figures On Returning Refugees Are "Massaged"

New York Times | Posted 11.25.2007 | Politics

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Last week, Iraq's minister of displacement and migration, Abdul-Samad Rahman Sultan, announced that 1,600 Iraqis were returning every day, which works...

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