BAGHDAD — My best friend in Iraq has been a big bear of a guy named Hassem. He is an…

BAGHDAD — The Iraq constitutional convention could not complete its work by last Monday’s due date so it did the…

BAGHDAD — Quite literally two seconds after I typed the second “d” in Baghdad above, a mortar shell (caliber unknown)…

BAGHDAD — After three weeks of R&R, I recently returned to Iraq. Needless to say, flying back to Baghdad is…

BAGHDAD — Four of us were driving the dangerous BIAP road to take CJ to catch a plane back to…

BAGHDAD — Here is a story I just heard a few minutes ago from our crew of surveyors. All five…

BAGHDAD — The situation in Iraq is beginning to get a bit discouraging. At least that is how it has…

When we pulled up to the Baghdad International (BIAP) terminal the temperature was about 125 degrees. After getting out of…

I’ve been in Baghdad nearly four months. According to my company’s policy, I am entitled to a couple of weeks…

BAGHDAD — One morning late last month, as I was coming back from breakfast, I ran into fellow employees Aziz,…