“The Ghosts of Anbar” Part III
As ususal Mr. Yon gives us unbiased, concise reporting from his position as an embed. I appreciated the human element he incorporates in the following paragraph:
When you really talk with Iraqis, their problems (outside of the war) are mostly like people’s problems all over the world. The shepherds want the wild dogs to leave their flocks alone. They don’t want al Qaeda blowing up their villages and mosques. The farmers want the rains to start at just the right time and end at just the right time, and they want to be able to sell their crops and go about life. That’s just people. From Vietnam, to India, to Afghanistan to Iraq to Britain, the hierarchy of needs does not change.
The photos in this dispatch are some of the finest I have seen to date and if you are so inclined drop a bit in the tip jar so Michael can continue his fine work.
Written by Sue
