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Crude Awakening

Buoyancy and optimism are not words readily associated with Iraq, but there is a feeling this summer could mark a turning point in the country’s fortunes with major developments involving land, sea and air.
The IMF is slating 8 percent growth in 2008. More than three-quarters of business owners expect the economy to significantly grow over [...]

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Raiders of the lost art

When American forces stormed Baghdad on April 9, 2003 and tore down a statue of Saddam Hussein in Firdos Square, the first center of his grotesque regime that they occupied was the oil ministry. For many Iraqis, this was evidence of the United States’ priorities.
But as battle-weary grunts cordoned off the ministry’s offices, gangs [...]

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