America at a Crossroads: Gangs of Iraq

The anatomy of civil war

Day after day, month after month, scores of bodies litter the streets of Baghdad, many of them tortured and mutilated before they were killed. To staunch the violence, the U.S. has spent billions of dollars to "stand up" Iraq's new army and police forces and make them capable of bringing security to the country.

Gangs of Iraq takes a hard look at how the four-year training effort has failed and how these coalition-trained forces have themselves ... Full Story »

Posted by Fabrice Florin
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Posted by: Posted by Fabrice Florin - Apr 17, 2007 - 7:33 PM PDT
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by Jami Dwyer - Oct. 1, 2008

Discusses a documentary on an extremely important topic: the mess of (often violent) groups trying to determine the future of Iraq.

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