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The Occupation - War And Resistance In Iraq (Paperback, New Ed)
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The Occupation - War And Resistance In Iraq (Paperback, New Ed)
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In February 2003, Patrick Cockburn secretly crossed the Tigris
river from Syria into Iraq just before the US/British invasion, and
has covered the war ever since. In The Occupation, he provides a
vivid and disturbing picture of a country in turmoil, and the
dangers and privations endured by its people. The Occupation
explores the mosaic of communities in Iraq, the US and Britain's
failure to understand the country they were invading and how this
led to fatal mistakes. Cockburn, who has been visiting Iraq since
1978, describes the disintegration of the country under the
occupation. Travelling throughout Iraq, from the Kurdish north, to
Baghdad, Falluja and Basra, he records the response of the
country's population - Shia and Sunni, Arab and Kurd - to the
invasion, the growth of the resistance and its transformation into
a full-scale uprising. He explains why deepening religious and
ethnic divisions drove the country towards civil war. Above all,
Cockburn traces how the occupation's failure led to the collapse of
the country, and the high price paid by Iraqis. He charts the
impact of savage sectarian killings, rampant corruption and
economic chaos on everyday life: from the near destruction of
Baghdad's al-Mutanabi book market to the failure to supply
electricity, water and, ironically, fuel to Iraq's population. The
Occupation is a compelling portrait of a ravaged country, and the
appalling consequences of imperial arrogance.
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