Kurdistan

Mullah and Me

October 27, 2008  |  by paul  |  Kurdistan, theTravel  |  2 Comments

We met today with Mullah Bakhtiar, who essentially is the second in command of all Iraq.  He greeted Sami (the pastor from Lebanon whom SP has partnered with for many years/our guide for this trip through the middle east/one of...

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the spoils of war/genocide

October 26, 2008  |  by paul  |  Kurdistan, theTravel  |  4 Comments

The two ladies we visited today haven't seen their husbands in over 20 years, they don't know if they are alive or dead.  They were separated from each other during the genocide of Saddam's army against the Kurds, known as...

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the land of Kurdistan

October 24, 2008  |  by paul  |  Kurdistan, theTravel  |  1 Comment

Peaceful, that was my first impression here.  It's quiet, no violence, and really not much to do.  The city Sulaimaniyah in the Kurd area of Northern Iraq is big, and growing tremendously with every block having new construction.  Two huge...

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