Tales From Karrada - Iraq

September 2008

With talk of peace, Fouad Hady returns home to Baghdad to see how life has changed. He finds Karrada, a once affluent and peaceful district, plagued by power cuts and the constant threat of attack.
Being close to the Green Zone and home to politicians, Karradas become a target for insurgents. Karrada was really safe before but not now. I go out thinking theres a car bomb...its scary, tells Hanan, a local artist. Shes terrified to leave her home, after a shell hit her house and killed her friends children. Street sellers are the most at risk from insurgents, yet since the US invasion, more people have taken to Karradas streets trying anything to make a living. If you go out in the morning you dont know if you will return in the afternoon. The people Fouad films show how painful life is for ordinary Iraqis, from the mother mourning her Iraqi soldier son killed by the US army, to the generator repair man who wont charge for his work. Some say things are getting better in Baghdad. But after two weeks in Karrada I'm not so sure.

Produced by SBS/Dateline
Distributed by Journeyman Pictures

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• karrada
• conditions
• human
• suffering
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[sn1pe352]

These people are great people, they are not the "Terrorist", the real terrorist are the International Thugs we call American Politicians.

[Vincenteh]

The UN has become useless, its a shame.

[mony728]

:((((((((((((

[adwr070621]

what do you know about these people? they arent great, nor are they bad, they are just people living in a third world country. fuck these people, just like fuck the american people, and fuck the polish people. whatever. fuck all people

[wannaruwae]

yes, the reeal terroists are international bank-warmongers, american-anglo politicians and zioswines and the committii of 300.

[nirvesh69]

beautyfull words... the american people will have the same mental troubles like german people whit the holocaust... and juds are slaving the world for stupid paradigmas like egiptians did whit them... all the prophets have been used for the power stablishment... like OSHO the last prophet poisioned in us... keep your investigatios and you will discover the matrix exit... Namaste...

keep walking...keep walking

Nirvesh

[sn1pe352]

I am an american and am very ashamed of that fact, I have studied all of the great faiths including Prophet Muhammad and I believe the Iraqi people are truly great people. I admire them and will one day free them from all of this pain and sorrow. I will provide them with Free clean Energy and the Cures for All disease and cancer, I will provide them with fresh clean drinking water and sustainable solutions. God/Allah Bless these great and beautiful people

[asherbm]

your canadian and you say fuck america. your lucky we dont just take your shitty ass country away from you. weak ass pussies

[continentalmilitaria]

If you listen carefully to the documentry you will see that the Iraqis killed were most often by insugents not the coallition forces. If the insurgents stop what they are doing the US will leave but if the US just leaves the insurgents will continue with suicide bombings and attacking civilians.

[continentalmilitaria]

They removed a murderous dictator and tried to give the people a chance at democracy and a modern state. They put themselves in harms way to help others. The US saved Europes freedom twice already and created a modern succesfull states in Japan and SouthKorea. Canada voted to go to Iraq if the UN sactiones it and they are in Afghanistan. Plus many other countries also helped in the war against Saddam.

[vivalover89]

yes america fucked iraq for nothing.