Iraqi Reporter on US Troop Pullback Democracy Now 7/1/09

In Iraq, a deadly car bomb in the northern city of Kirkuk has killed up to 40 people and injured another 100. Tuesdays bombing came hours after US troops withdrew from major Iraqi towns and cities, marring celebrations on a day that is now officially declared as National Sovereignty Day, a public holiday. We go to Iraq to speak with Sahar Issa, Iraqi reporter working with the Baghdad Bureau of McClatchy Newspapers. We also speak with investigative journalist Jeremy Scahill about his article, Iraqs National Sovereignty Day is U.S.-Style Hallmark Hype.

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