by Dahr Jamail
January 29th, 2009 | T r u t h o u t
Baghdad today, on the eve of provincial elections, feels like it has emerged from several years of horrendous violence, but do not be misled. Every Iraqi I’ve spoken with feels it is tenuous, the still-fragile lull too young to trust.
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugeesprovides recent statistics showing that more Iraqis continue to flee their country than…






