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Drawing on hundreds of interviews and internal documents, Rajiv Chandrasekaran tells the memorable story of this ill-prepared attempt to build American democracy in a war-torn Middle Eastern country, detailing not only the risky disbanding of the Iraqi army and the ludicrous attempt to train the new police force, but also bringing to light a host of lesser-known yet typical travesties, among them:
* the aide who based Baghdad's new traffic laws on those of the state of Maryland, downloaded
* the contractor with no previous experience paid millions to guard a closed airport
* the people with prior experience in the Middle East who were excluded in favour of lesser-qualified Republican Party loyalists
* the case of the 24-year-old who had never worked in finance put in charge of revitalising Baghdad's stock exchange
Written with wit and urgency by a sharp-eyed observer, Imperial Life in the Emerald City provides a hair-raising portrait of the gap between the Oz-like Green Zone and the brutal reality of post-war Iraq. It is American reportage at its best.
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- ISBN: 9781408807231
- Release date: September 7, 2009
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- ISBN: 9781408807231
- File size: 822 KB
- Release date: September 7, 2009
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