iraq
'Zero Dark Thirty': Interrogating Reality
The "problem" with "Zero Dark Thirty"'s portrayal of torture isn't the portrayal itself, but what it represents. Even though waterboarding is now prohibited, that hasn't diminished its value for some in government. To assume torture is a thing of the...
Mandaean Refugees Are Stuck Between Iraq and a Hard Place
There's a whole generation of Mandaean refugees in Syria that will never be given the opportunity to go to school.
Obama = Yazid
I have voted twice for a man who launches drone strikes on innocent civillians and defines what is happening in Gaza right now as "self-defense." As it stands, I have voted for Yazid.
Army Girls Can Be Girly Girls in Afghanistan
Lalage Snow took her camera along to their tanning club.
The PKK's Guerrilla Girls Will Fight Until They Die
Hanging out with the women still gunning for a free Kurdistan.
Ashley Gilbertson
War photographer Ashley Gilbertson's mindset in late 2003 could have been summed up thusly: "If you haven't experienced Iraq, you are a worthless piece of shit."
Why Heart Iraq?
Hey! We were just partying down in Cartagena, Colombia, and guess who we bumped into? Bahaa Mayah.
Leaving Iraq
For years there has been a steady stream of people leaving Iraq. Our Iraqi buddy Isam Kalka tells us people make a pit stop in Jordan or Syria because it's close and the countries have a history with Iraq, but after that most people travel on elsewhere.
Sunni Or Shiite?
After the fall of Saddam's regime in 2003, the army was dissolved, and former high-ranking Baath Party members were removed from their positions.
The VICE Guide To Iraq
Iraq is more than just exploding bodies, bloodthirsty zealots, and confused American soldiers. It’s also got spicy meat soups and raisin-juice, verdant rose bushes, and centuries of culture and tradition.