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Being a recounting of my journalistic ventures in Iraq

Making love, not war in Taqtaq

Posted on April 10, 2003 by Christopher Allbritton

TAQTAQ, Iraqi Kurdistan — There is no fighting in Kirkuk tonight. But we still got more than we bargained for. The evening began with word from Sabah, my translator, that the push for Kirkuk was underway. J. and I, along with his new buddies Rex, Juan Carlos and Jason, were ready to go, especially after …

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Welcome to Kurdistan

Posted on November 30, 2002 by Christopher Allbritton

WHAT WAS HAPPENING: I had this picture taken as I stood on the shores of the Tigris after we had just crossed from Syria into northern Iraq. Downstream, about 2 km, I could see a tower from the Iraqi base that commands the area. The Kurds told me that the Iraqis sometimes snipe at the …

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