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NOTES FOLLOWING A BRIEF VISIT TO HATRA IN 1980

  The remains of Hatra, the ancient capital of Arab kings, lie west of Mosul, 300 kms north of Baghdad, on the windswept steppes of the Ninawa governorate in northern Iraq. Originally an important caravanserai on the fabled Silk Road … Continue reading

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THE LEGENDARY LYRE FROM UR

Excerpt from Chapter 4: Middle East Nightmare …The next day, I took a taxi to the Iraq National Museum founded by Gertrude Bell, the great Orientalist, political officer and archaeologist who spoke both Arabic and Persian. Here under a single … Continue reading

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THE HELMAND CONUNDRUM

What’s to be done about British deployment in Afghanistan, following mistaken assumptions of al-Qaeda links to Iraq, post 9/11? I visited Iraq twice under the regime of Saddam Hussein and while there is no question he was Evil, Iraq was … Continue reading

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