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Michael Yon – Bread and a Circus, Part 1 of 2

Michael Yon writes about the refugees of Baqubah and why Baqubah had not had a food shipment for 10 months. Al Qaeda had seized the food warehouses in Baqubah and the authorities in Baghdad responded by cutting off food shipments … Continue reading

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Bless the Beasts and the Children

Michael Yon describes a village on the outskirts of Baqubah where this photograph was one of the few things left to tell the tale of life before Al Qaeda arrived. Not for the faint of heart. Michael has an update … Continue reading

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