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In about 24 hours this is the time zone that I will be in. Yes, I am so very fortunate and privileged to be able to go to Jordan to visit with my fiance’s Iraqi aunt. Actually, both my fiance’s parents are Iraqi but they’ve lived in the States for a long time. The aunt, however, stayed in Iraq but was forced to leave with her family because the violence became too great when America decided that whole WMD story…no need to elaborate, right? Anyway, I will be visiting and hopefully interviewing the aunt and getting some good audio and photos of the family there.

The story of the impact of the US lead war on middle class Iraqis is one that is not often told in the mainstream media. The New York Times did have a small story awhile back but there really hasn’t been much said (and that’s not because the story doesn’t exist). I guess our media/government would rather us think that Iraq is simply filled with the desert equivalent of Pigmie tribes. I get the feeling that they think it’s a lot easier to think that we are being of assistance if we think of the Iraqi people as helpless and dumb. Oy vey…the sad state of humanity. Oh well, we continue forward!

Stay tuned as I will be blogging photos, audio and words along the way…peace!

NoahC audio documentary