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Iraq uncovered

Ashley Gilbertson

Published 01 November 2007

Photographer Ashley Gilbertson arrived in Iraq on the eve of the US invasion in March 2003. In his new book, Whiskey Tango Foxtrot, he records the raw reality of a country reduced to chaos by war. Also, American writer Dahr Jamail delivers an eyewitness account of the battle for Fallujah, and Brian Cathcart reports on the war the British media has forgotten

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All pictures from Whiskey Tango Foxtrot: a Photographer’s Chronicle of the Iraq War by Ashley Gilbertson, published by the University of Chicago Press (2007)
Captions by Ashley Gilbertson

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3 comments from readers

Douglas Chalmers
01 November 2007 at 10:11

Once was Baghdad! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMVTHhl-Wz4&eurl=

Cybertiger
05 November 2007 at 13:18

"hyjyiyiy, hi thisssdds, gvjfjfj"

I wonder in what way Mr. dineshvaza has contributed to the commentary. Could someone enlighten me?

PS. I thought this sample of photography from Iraq was brilliant.

BritishAirman
15 March 2008 at 19:48

Thanks for the photocade.

I've linked this article to my blogspot.

Thanks,

http://www.markatscotland.blogspot.com

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