{"product_id":"iraq-through-a-bullet-hole-von-issam-jameel","title":"Iraq Through A Bullet Hole","description":"\u003cp\u003eA unique on-the-ground account of a country shattered\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e            Iraqi playwright Issam Jameel returned to Iraq after a 12-year exile. Giving up the relative safety of Jordan, he made a perilous journey to Baghdad for a reunion. Unfortunately, the reason for his trip was to grieve for his nephew, recently killed by American forces while guarding an Iraq parliament member from insurgents. Jameel also mourns the loss of a formerly secular civil society replaced by vehement sectarianism, intolerance, and ignorance. Basic human needs like food, water, and power have become an endless daily struggle amidst the shards of infrastructure. Routine tasks, such as selling a house or getting a job are fraught with peril as old scores continue to be settled on religious, ethnic, and political fronts. Everywhere he turns, people are desperate to leave, but fear for the worst. After escaping this madness, he recorded his eyewitness report, desperate to provide an honest and impartial tale of an epic tragedy which has killed more than 100,000 people and displaced many more.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e            Today, the US government gambles with Iraq's stability by turning a blind eye to Al-Maliki's internal policy, especially after Wikileaks revealed his complicity in death squads. We are jeopardizing the hard-won political gains that the US achieved by neutralizing the Sunnis of Iraq when it converted them from fighters and boycotters to voters. The US administration fails to show much real concern for the future of democracy in Iraq except perhaps for its anxiety about Obama's promises of military withdrawal.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e            Critics Praise Iraq Through A Bullet Hole\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e            \"Issam Jameel's Iraq Through A Bullet Hole is evocative in the best\u003cbr\u003e            sense of the word. A native Iraqi, he describes with measured sadness\u003cbr\u003e            and authenticity the dismemberment of his country by a\u003cbr\u003e            senseless war. His perspective on events there-both personal and\u003cbr\u003e            general-will not be found in reporting done by the Western press.\u003cbr\u003e            His tale reminds us that the things that matter most-family,\u003cbr\u003e            friends, and faith can and will endure even the most severe trials. I\u003cbr\u003e            highly recommend this book for its relevance and timelessness.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e            --Cristobal Krusen, Author and Filmmaker\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e            \"Iraq has been a focus for our attention for years\u003cbr\u003e            now, since our armed forces went looking for nonexistent\u003cbr\u003e            weapons of mass destruction there. The media\u003cbr\u003e            have presented a picture-but how real is it? What is\u003cbr\u003e            life really like in that unfortunate country? Find out by\u003cbr\u003e            reading this book.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e            --Robert Rich, PhD, Author of Cancer: A Personal Challenge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e            \"Going home is such a trivial thing to so many people in the world.\u003cbr\u003e            This story is the revealing statement of one man that\u003cbr\u003e            went home to find it lost in such a strife-filled region,\u003cbr\u003e            considered by historians as the origin of modern civilization.\u003cbr\u003e            For those who do know how difficult his journey was, they will relate to\u003cbr\u003e            Issam's message which is one of perseverance, shared\u003cbr\u003e            hope and a common faith in mankind that in the end,\u003cbr\u003e            all could eventually be well. If only men would let it...\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e            --Bill Evans, civilian contractor in Iraq\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e            More info at www.IraqThruABulletHole.com\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e            Book #5 in the Reflections of History Series from Modern History Press www.ModernHistoryPress.com\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e            BIO000000 Biography \u0026amp; Autobiography : General\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e            HIS027170 History : Military - Iraq War (2003-)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e            HIS026000 History : Middle East - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"aw-variant-hidden-subtitle-div\" id=\"aw-variant-subtitle-9781615990917\"\u003e\u003ch3\u003eA Civilian Wikileaks\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Autorenwelt Shop","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover - 9781615990917","offer_id":46462596710725,"sku":"9781615990917","price":33.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0940\/0622\/products\/6d90bbb7-1067-47f3-972f-1569df59dc02.jpg?v=1680659634","url":"https:\/\/shop.autorenwelt.de\/products\/iraq-through-a-bullet-hole-von-issam-jameel","provider":"Autorenwelt Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}