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The War
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Iraq: Drive through “Liberated” Ramadi - April 2007 |
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“The U.S. military
has struggled for nearly four years to secure Ramadi, a city west of Baghdad
that had become a magnet for Sunni insurgents and a lawless haven for
al-Qaida militants. Now - slowly and in halting steps - something appears to
have given way. At least by its own tortured standards, Ramadi seems to be
calming. ‘It’s much safer than it was. But is it perfectly safe? No,’ said
Army Col. John W. Charlton, the commander responsible for the city about 75
miles west of the capital. ‘As long as al-Qaida is operating in Iraq, it's
not going to be.’ Ramadi offers a snapshot of the Pentagon’s latest
strategies to quell violence across the nation. […]” Excerpt of an article by the
Associated Press from April 21st, 2007. |
Destroyed, but “safe”: the city of Ramadi |
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The Video |
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External view: link file format: .flv (23 MB) |
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Destroyed building |
Wasteland |
Iraqi boy on the street |
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Video Credits 1) The video has been shot during a patrol tour of Ramadi in April of
2007. It was produced by U.S. soldier Krista Finley from the unit HHC 1 BDE 3
ID. The original title of the video was “The city of Ramadi - Images of
Buildings and People in Ramadi, Iraq”; |
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