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Brilliant - Rated
The best book on Iraq and the Iraq conflict. A first class writer. Read it. Brilliant.
great book - Rated
as a belated christmas present this book is hard to beat. rageh omaar was unmissable during the short gulf war and here he shows why, using all his skills as a reporter and latter day celebrity to take us, the unsuspecting reader, into the labyrinthine world of saddam's iraq, a journey if you chose to so say into the heart of darkness. glib as he is mr omaar has much to say about iraq and the reason why invasion had to happen. terrible as war is the alternatives are often worse. do i have reservations? about the war yes.about this book? no. none. it is as good as i expected. keep it up mr omaar. my only quibble are the maps. these are of a poor quality compared with the quality of mr omaar's text. also i would have liked a glossary to explain the terms.
gripping and good - Rated
not owning a television is a blessing and also a disadvantage. it frees me to read and contemplate. in the summer i can spend the long and sultry nights in my garden, not large but adequate enough. to me the joy of a garden is the smells and fragrances not only the colours, as such i am old fashioned in a world where gardening is visual impact only. winters i go to bed early and it would be nice sometimes to have a television. to do so would be to cave in and succuumb to the modernity of mass communications. truly at my bridge club i often feel an outsider as my partners gossip with our opponents about what they watched on television.we are not a formal club so such talking is allowed which it would not be if it were were more serious. i digress. the point i am making is i did not see mr omaar on television when he was reporting the war against iraq. by all accounts from my bridge friends he was a worthy representative of the BBC, neither saying too much nor too little. it was the right balance. As a book he carries this to its logical conclusion. He lets Iraqis speak for themselves. This makes for a book i am proud and lucky to have read. I shall buy his next book whatever that is about having enjoyed this one.mr omaar is modesty itself. he says he is a messenger, a humble harbinger if you wish to put it like that, which would not be my way of putting it.To him the television reporter is not some famous face to preen on air but is a humble seeker of truth. to me that is refreshing. if there were more like him i would consider carefully my embargo on not allowing myself to own a set. from watching television at my son's home with my grandchildren in tow i have seen enough to know mr omaar is a rarely modest performer. let us hope he remains with the BBC.we need him to cast light on the news.
So clear and so compassionate that it's unforgettable - Rated
Of all the books written about the horrific and terrifying mess we have made of Iraq, this has to be one of the best ever. The author's strength is that he lived in Iraq before the coaliation invaded; as an Arabic speaker he was able to move amongst the ordinary folk and tell their stories. He has no illusions about Saddam's regime, nor about what followed; he tells it as he saw it, in writing so clear that its skill would be a pleasure to read were his subject not so awful. I cannot recommend this book too highly; the simple and direct speaking of truth to power.
Rageh Omaar - A beacon of integrity - Rated
If, like me, you were (and still are) compelled to observe the recent terrible events unfold in Iraq you will want to read this book. At the time of the 'revolution' I waded through a mass of media trying to find out what exactly what going on and how it was affecting the Iraqi people. Rageh Omaar's brilliant pieces on BBC Newsnight were among the most responsible, honest and emotionally charged examples I encountered. Having had the opportunity to flesh out his account in book form he does not disappoint. His immersion in Iraqi culture, his commitment to honest journalism and the huge depth of his research must make this the definitive account of that terrible period of world history. This is the story of everyday people surrounded by suffering, corruption and violence on an almost unimaginable scale. It is his reporting of the daily struggle of life on the street for the ordinary citizen that sets it apart from other accounts. I imagined myself there amongst it all, an automatic victim by virtue of my nationality. That is what made it so compelling. I read it in two sittings and will refer back to it constantly as events continue to unfold. Thoroughly recommended.
