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Iraq: Interview with Weam Namou
Weam Namou was born in Baghdad, Iraq in 1970 and came to America in 1981 at age 11. While early childhood memories often seem to selectively fade for most of us, the 180° abrupt culture shock of moving to the U.S.A. seemed to etch the memories of Iraq like a still life painting upon Weam's mind. Life in the "Cradle of Civilization" was languorous and mellow. The Namou family is Christian and traces its roots back to ancient Chaldea in the Land of Ur, home of the Patriarch, Abraham.
In a recent conversation that I had with Weam, she said that when Sadaam was in power there was just one person to fear, Sadaam. Now everyone fears everyone.
Chaos reigns supreme in Iraq. The invasion of Iraq was a personal vendetta, which has had disastrous effects. The number of Iraqis killed ranges from 650,000 to a million and a half. In a country where the temperature can rise to 120° newly arrived Muslim extremists are trying to force women back into the veil and U.S. Troops have cut electrical power to 2 or 3 hours a day.
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