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Category Archives: Iraq
City slicker.
Sheep dipping in Iraq. Continue reading
Posted in Diplomacy, Foreign Service, Iraq, Transformation
Tagged Iraq, Muthanna, Provincial Reconstruction Team, PRT
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The Children of Iraq – Continued
Iraqi children’s drawings. Continue reading
Provincial Reconstruction Teams and their Iraqi partners.
a Town Hall meeting in Baghdad.
Posted in Iraq, Transformation
Tagged American Embassy, Baghdad, Iraq, Provincial Reconstruction Teams
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The children of Iraq.
I came across this milblog regarding the children of Iraq: With the poor living conditions and war battered towns, in between it all are the kids. My heart truly goes out to them. Many wear clothing that you’d find in … Continue reading
Posted in Iraq, Soldiers, Transformation
Tagged 28th, 56th, Army, Brigade, Camp Liberty, Children, Children Of Iraq, D112, Division, Infantry, Iraq, Missions, National Guard, PA Guard, Pennsylvania, Poverty, SBCT, Strykers
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“I feel our history is coming back”.
Updates on Babylon here and an interesting video here.
Posted in Culture, Hilla, Iraq, Transformation, Travel
Tagged Babylon, cradle of civilization, Itaq, tourism
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Not so nice news about Hilla…
Thank God the 3 Katyusha rockets aimed at Kenneth’s compound in Hilla missed the target and there were no injuries. It is disturbing to read that members of the “Special Groups” have been arrested in Hilla in the last couple … Continue reading
Posted in Hilla, Iraq
Tagged Babil Province, Hilla, Iraq, Katyusha rockets, Special Groups
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Iraqi comedy, with a twist.
Recently, Babil Province had a theatrical performance of a popular Iraqi comedy, “Mud House”. The play incorporates messages involving “civil rights, democracy, the right to vote, and love for country” into comedy. Kenneth’s PRT hosted the event. I just wish … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Hilla, Human Rights, Iraq, Rule of Law, Transformation
Tagged Babil Province, civil rights, comedy, democracy, Iraq, love of country, Mud House, play, right to vote
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Babylon: The cradle of civilization.
Babylon has received US government funding to develop it for tourism. Here’s an interesting video from MSNBC about the cradle of civilization.
Posted in Iraq, Transformation
Tagged Babylon, cradle of civilization, Iraq, ruins, Saddam Hussein palace, tourism
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Provincial elections: reconstructing Iraq.
Here’s a New York Times article on what has happened in Iraq since the provincial elections last January. Since Kenneth has been living in Hilla for the last year, I found this description sobering: Babil’s provincial capital, Hilla, is a … Continue reading
Posted in Foreign Service, Hilla, Iraq, Transformation
Tagged Babil, elections, government, Hilla, Iraq, Provincial Reconstruction Team
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The Vicar of Baghdad.
Canon Andrew White has been working in Iraq, which he considers to be the most dangerous place in the world for Christians. The Christians of Iraq are some of the oldest and long standing Christians in the world. Here among … Continue reading
Posted in Empathy, Iraq, Religion, Transformation
Tagged Baghdad, Canon Andrew White, Iraq, Iraqi Christians, Vicar of Baghdad
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Learning K-9 techniques in Hillah.
Read the whole story here.
School girls in Hillah.
Below, you can watch their pretty smiles as they receive school supplies.
Women businesses in Iraq.
Iraqi women learning how to market and sustain their own business at a conference given by Joint Contracting Commander Iraq Afghanistan (JCCIA). Continue reading
Posted in Gender, Iraq, Transformation
Tagged business, Gender, Iraqi women, JCCIA, Joint Contracting Commander Iraq Afghanistan
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Babil Provincial Reconstruction Team’s work…
…in Hillah: increasing demand for honeybees. Notice that it is women who are involved in this endeavor.
Posted in Foreign Service, Hilla, Iraq, State Department, Transformation
Tagged Babil Provincial Reconstruction Team, Gender, Hillah, honeybees, Iraq
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