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David Risley - 2007 - War On Terror
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Typical Marsh Arab dwelling in southern Iraq.
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Southern Iraq
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From book The Marsh Arabs, 1964 by Wilfred Thesiger
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Flat boat of the type used by Marsh Arabs.
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Jonathan Tait-Harris
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Marsh Arabs in their natural habitat.
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Jonathan Tait-Harris
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Water buffalo were a staple of the Marsh Arab economy.
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Jonathan Tait-Harris
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Typical village in marsh before Saddam's liquidation campaign.
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Jonathan Tait-Harris
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Aerial shot showing the impact of Saddam's drainage efforts.
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Narrator's photo
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A marsh-Arab village is left high and dry.
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Jonathan Tait-Harris
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Baroness Emma Nicholson, who fought for recognition of the marsh-Arabs' plight.
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Photo provided to David Risley for his use
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Restored marshes following the American occupation.
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Narrator's photo
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More restored marshes.
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Jonathan Tait-Harris
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Restored marshes.
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Jonathan Tait-Harris
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Marsh Arab in typical apparel.
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Jonathan Tait-Harris
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A Marsh Arab woman reveals a baby she had hidden under her robe.
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Narrator's photo
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Typical Marsh Arab woman.
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Jonathan Tait-Harris
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Map of the Green Zone in Baghdad.
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Bagdad
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http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/iraq/baghdad-green-zone.htm
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Dave on a rooftop overlooking the Green Zone and 14th of July Bridge over the Tigris River.
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Bagdad
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Narrator's photo
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Saddam's Presidential Palace in the Green Zone.
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Bagdad
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Larry Farrell
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The Palace rotunda.
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Larry Farrell
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Palace ceiling, illustrating the opulence of Saddam's palace.
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Larry Farrell
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Abandoned statues of Saddam Hussein moved to temporary storage in the Green Zone.
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Jonathan Tait-Harris
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The parade ground in Green Zone, w/Crossed Sabers monument.
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Jonathan Tait-Harris
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Helmets of dead Iranians at base of Crossed Sabers monument.
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Jonathan Tait-Harris
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David during a helicopter ride over Baghdad.
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Bagdad
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Narrator's photo
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An upscale Baghdad neighborhood next to the Tigris.
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Bagdad
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Narrator's photo
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A typical Baghdad neighborhood. Note the satellite dishes.
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Bagdad
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Narrator's photo
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A typical Baghdad neighborhood.
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Bagdad
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Risley private collection
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Dave Risley with Major Sean Mecham, Risley's Latter Day Saints group leader while in Baghdad.
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Narrator's photo
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JD Greer (on the right) and the 'Doc' in the Green Zone. Greer later lost a hand to an explosively formed projectile.
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Narrator's photo
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Investigative Judge Mohammed Uraiby Al-chalifa with Dave Risley in Baghdad.
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Narrator's photo
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Risley in the courtroom where Saddam was tried in the Anfal case (Saddam's campaign against Kurds).
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Narrator's photo
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The Baghdad Courtroom from judges' perspective.
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Narrator's photo
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Courtroom in Baghdad where Saddam Hussein's war crimes trial occurred.
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Bagdad
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Narrator's photo
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Courtroom, a view from the bench.
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Narrator's photo