- Taschenbuch: 216 Seiten
- Verlag: Trafford Publishing (30. Juni 2006)
- Sprache: Englisch
- ISBN-10: 1412019117
- ISBN-13: 978-1412019118
- Größe und/oder Gewicht: 22,6 x 14,7 x 1,3 cm
- Amazon Bestseller-Rang: Nr. 1.901.772 in Englische Bücher (Siehe Top 100 in Englische Bücher)
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A mosaic of stories from the theatre of the Iraq War. Memoirs of an Arab interpreter caught in a web involving the CIA, LA Times, and the Iraqi people.
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As the advent of an attack on Iraq approaches, a young Egyptian man working in the Gulf decides to take up a freelance job as a field translator for the L.A. Times and unsuspectingly embarks on an electrifying roller-coaster ride from Kuwait City to Baghdad. What was to happen to him and his team for the following three months is documented in his book Baghdad Bound. This is a gripping account of the remarkable events that he witnessed before and during the Iraq War: The danger of frontline reporting Dodging bullets and translating between reporters and Iraqis, the author recounts in detail the escape of BBC, CBC, Newsweek, and other news network crews from the Iraqi border after the threat of being besieged by a group of disgruntled and armed locals. The devastation of the lives of Iraqi civilians From Basra to Baghdad, a direct look at the horror of living in fear of coalition bombs as well as Saddam loyalists. The author begins to understand their psychological trauma after a first-hand look at casualties of war and along the way, discovers the real face of the Ba'athi regime. The aftermath In a lawless land, chaos reigns supreme as Iraqis, coalition forces and journalists struggle to make sense of post-war Iraq. The author recounts the mayhem of looting and rubs shoulders with Shi'a leaders and Iraqi exiles like Ahmed Chalabi vying for power while Saddam is on the loose. Of all the books that have been published about the Iraq War, Baghdad Bound is a first. A mosaic of thrilling untold stories from the theatre of war, it is an earnest and unique collection of the action-packed memoirs of an Arab interpreter who finds himself caught in an intricate web involving the CIA, the L.A. Times, and Iraqis of various walks of life. Here is a raw view of the war through the eyes of a regular man who stumbled into a defining chapter of modern history...
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The heroic journalists of this war are divided into two teams, yet collaborated to bring the simplest details to our TV sets and our morning papers. Lesen Sie die erste Seite
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Moods and Ammunition
20. April 2004
Format:Taschenbuch
before i begin the review, i must say that i am a bit biased. i worked with the international media in kuwait during the build up and subsequent war, and had the pleasure of meeting Mr. Fahmy. that out of the way... Great book!! for someone that lives right next door to iraq and being of the same culture, it was very refreshing to read baghdad bound from the eyes of an arab. the authors written experiences where not foreign to me in the sense that i could see those things happening in my part of the world, case in point, the way the farmers, poor as they are, would not accept any compensation for the food they gave mohamed and the crew of the Times. another example would be the wandering woman dressed to the 9's looking to get out of iraq, being trapped there while on a visit. i could go on and on, but i won't. suffice it to say, this book hits home in a major way, and i can't wait to see a movie version!
Book gives me goosebumps!
30. Januar 2005
Format:Taschenbuch
The goosebumps started to appear when I reached the last pages of the preface. The author calls it a pre-chapter....I felt really close to Iraqi farmers and felt their extreme depression and confusion.
The documents the author saves from a burning police station helped me understand the depth Saddam went to mesmerize his people and control them. What a skank!
I am very glad someone shed a light on Ahmed Chalabi, the man of many faces. His FIF are a joke! The way this first-time author weaves his personal feelings and the facts and the emotions of the people he interviews is marvelous.
I am sure in the future he will implement his experience in another book. Chapter six is out of this world. Its title, Baghdad Bound Fragmented is very appropriate. He takes us through the zoo, the schools, palaces, hospitals, banks, and gives a clear picture on the reconstruction of Iraq. My all time favorite..was his disguise as a business man to buy a gun and supply us readers with an itemized price list of the weapons available on the black market in Iraq and their prices.
The CIA informants he meets are labeled Mutt and Jeff.in the book....very hilarious...I wonder what happend to them?
Its a user-freindly must read. Very Gutsy!..Shalom!
The documents the author saves from a burning police station helped me understand the depth Saddam went to mesmerize his people and control them. What a skank!
I am very glad someone shed a light on Ahmed Chalabi, the man of many faces. His FIF are a joke! The way this first-time author weaves his personal feelings and the facts and the emotions of the people he interviews is marvelous.
I am sure in the future he will implement his experience in another book. Chapter six is out of this world. Its title, Baghdad Bound Fragmented is very appropriate. He takes us through the zoo, the schools, palaces, hospitals, banks, and gives a clear picture on the reconstruction of Iraq. My all time favorite..was his disguise as a business man to buy a gun and supply us readers with an itemized price list of the weapons available on the black market in Iraq and their prices.
The CIA informants he meets are labeled Mutt and Jeff.in the book....very hilarious...I wonder what happend to them?
Its a user-freindly must read. Very Gutsy!..Shalom!
Surprises Never End In This Book: God Bless Reporters
19. April 2004
Format:Taschenbuch
The Book starts with a bang as the author reveals his detailed experience with a masked CIA recruitment in Kuwait.
As a translator for the Times, the writer displays how print media conducted their reporting and takes the reader into a detailed edgy ride all the way from Southern-Iraq, Nasiriyah, and Baghdad and finally into Saddam's palaces. I felt like I was on the ground reporting with LA Times.
A daily timely choronicle displaying interviews with POW's, conversations with families of dead innocent civilians, and details on the death of journalists by U.S. freindly fire.
The author dissects the looting of banks, hotels, secrets of CIA informants trying to track down Saddam, and even goes on an arms shopping spree just to shed light on the unbelievable amount of weapons on the Iraqi black market.
I caught myself tearing,laughing, then tearing again as he weaves deep into the agony of Iraqis, the confusion of the coalition soldiers, and finally the minds of the Shia leaders, Coalition generals, and the Iraqi man on the street.
He describes his emotions and his teams' vulnerability as they get shot at and threatened by mortar attacks. He gets caught in the crossfire with the women and children of Basra who were used as human sheilds by Saddam.
Detailed documents and classified files presented in the book reveal the real face of Saddam's ruthless Ba'ath party, the nature of their executions, recruitments, and above all their manipulation of the noble IRAQI PEOPLE.
My favorite line: "Who will pay for Iraq's funeral" I also enjoyed the SADDAM PHOTO ALBUM.
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