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David Risley - War On Terror

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Abstract

Interview Session 01 (Audio)

Interview Session 02 (Audio)

Interview Session 03 (Audio)

Transcript

Photos

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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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Unknown

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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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Unknown

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Narrator's photo

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A typical Baghdad neighborhood.

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Bagdad

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Unknown

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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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Unknown

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Narrator's photo

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Courtroom, a view from the bench.

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Narrator's photo



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