Caecilia Pieri visited Baghdad for the first time in 2003, accompanying a friend who was preparing for an exhibition of Iraqi artists in Paris. The trip, as it turned out, was to change her life in a way she never imagined. Moving through the city with her friend, Pieri discovered an aspect of Baghdad — its architecture — that had for all practical …
Read in full »Iraq has agreed to pay $400 million to Americans who say they were abused by Saddam Hussein's regime, U.S. and Iraqi officials said Friday. The agreement, recently signed by U.S. and Iraqi officials, represents a significant step forward for Iraq and could bring an end to years of legal battles by Americans who claim to have been tortured or traumatized…
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