Iraq Through a Bullet Hole: A Civilian Wikileaks (Paperback)

from nobooksnolife

Author Issam Jameel was an ordinary, educated man (a playwright) who opposed the lack of liberty under the politics of Saddam Hussein and as a result removed himself to Jordan to escape persecution in Iraq. His time outside Iraq eventually lengthened to 12 years and saw him settle in Australia in...

from jsewvello

I have read a lot about Iraq since the war started, but it has all been written from a U.S. perspective either pro- or anti-war. This book is written by a former Iraqi who returned to his country for a visit in 2005 after living in Australia for the past decade. The book is written like a diary o...

from LinguaphileSlade

As much as I hate to say this about any book, this is a book that really need not have been written. Or, at the very least, not written in its current form. Issam Jameel is an Iraqi who left for Jordan in 1994, having incurred the displeasure of Saddam Hussein's regime because of his role with on...

from KaskaskiaVic

Issam Jameel's memoir of returning to his motherland Iraq after 12 years presents a realistic account of the current hardships of life under this occupied country. His account of entering the country from Jordan, the bombings, and the coping with life under these changed conditions are riveting. ...

from bhowell

I delayed writing this review because I simply had nothing good to say about this book. I realized that the author had language difficulties and it is hard to be too critical of that. It was helpful that one reviewer noted that the language seemed to be a direct translation of Arabic without any ...