Video, audio and interviews
Iraq: July 6-28, 2003
by Lee Siu Hin, Translator: Ahmad
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Depleted Uranium  |  Voices of the NGOs  |  Baghdad  |  Council  |  Oil  |  Fallujah  |   Najaf   |   Interview  |  Military

Depleted Uranium

DU-1 (2:10 min. July 10)
Film producer Gerard Ungermen and Audrey Brohy, using the radiation meter, to check the radiation levels of Depleted Uranium (DU) bullets found at the ministry of planning building at central Baghdad.

Scott Peterson interview:
Peterson 1 ~ 5 (July 10)
Scott Peterson from Christian Science Monitor in Baghdad. He talked about the DU impacts in the recent war in Iraq.

Peterson-1 (1:34 min.)
Peterson-2 (2:32 min.)
Peterson-3 (1:02 min.)
Peterson-4 (1:15 min.)
Peterson-5 (1:40 min.)

Abandoned Weapons

Weapon-1 (0:38 min. July 11)
Different kinds of abandoned weapons and vehicles at the highway north of Baghdad

Weapon-2 (1:39 min. July 11)
Two abandoned Iraqi tanks at the busy town center, south of Baghdad

Weapon-3 (5:45 min. July 11)
Two abandoned Iraqi tanks at the busy town center, south of Baghdad.

Voice in the wilderness Interviews (July 16):
Voice-1 (3:47 min)
Caoimhe "Cuiva" Butterly

Voice-2 (6:27 min)
Ewa Jasiewicz

Voice-3 (5:55 min)
Ramzi Kysia

Voice-4 (12:21 min)
Panel discussion from Cuiva, Ewa and Ramzi about the future of the antiwar/peace movements in Iraq.

OW (10:55 min. July 10)
American peace activists from United States, include Global Exchange's Medea Benjamin (pink shirt), discuss the establishment of the "occupation watch" office in Baghdad, scheduled to be open in September, 2003.

GX (6:11 min. July 10)
Audio interview with Global Exchange's Medea Benjiment from San Francisco, and Craig Adair from Texas, about their project to setup Occupation Watch Office in Baghdad.

ICRC (13:49 min. July 13)
Audio interview with International Committee of Red Cross spokesperson Muin Kassis in Baghdad.

UNICEF (11:38 min. July 21)
Audio interview with United Nation's Children Funds (UNICEF) representatives in Iraq Carel de Rooy, about the health of childrens in Iraq.

Amnesty (8:51 min. July 24)
Amnesty International media officer Judit Arenas.

Amnesty-Liz (14:51 min. July 24)
Audio interview with Elizabeth Hodgkin from Amnesty International research coordinator in Baghdad about women's rights in Iraq.

Life in Baghdad

Square (1:14 min. July 10)
The new "Freedom" monument at the renamed "freedom" square next to the Palestine Hotel.

Street-1 (5:07 min. July 12)
Life in Baghdad, and Rashid Street., a famous shopping area in old town Baghdad.

Search (0:44 min. July 12)
U.S. military at their check point outside their base searching the passing car for suspects.

Tank (0:09 min. July 13)
A U.S. military tank passing at the street of the Mansour district, Baghdad's wealthy Sunni neighborhood.

Gas (7:00 min, July 19)
People lining up to buy natural gas in at Al-Eitimad gas store at Baghdad.

Street (1:06 min. July 19)
Street of Baghdad.

Thief (2:12 min. July 19)
A "Thief's market" in Baghdad, selling items looted from the government offices.

Thief-2(0:43 min. July 19)
At the same "Thief's market" they complains no one comes to fix their destroyed water supply system.

Destructions from the war

Building-1 (2:08 min, July 10)
Buildings and houses destroyed by U.S. bombing at central Baghdad's Tigris river front.

Building-2 (1:11 min, July 25)
Destroyed telephone exchange building at downtown Baghdad.

Ministry-HE (2:44 min. July 10)
Iraqi Ministry of Higher Education building, Baghdad, destroyed by U.S. attacks and the following looting and arson.

Ministry-PL (6:54 min. July 10)
Iraqi Ministry of Planning Building, Baghdad. Destroyed by U.S. attacks and the following looting and arson.

Ministry-SP (1:41 min. July 19)
The destroyed Ministry of Sports and Ministry of Water (Agriculture) buildings.

Ameriyya (2:41 min, July 17)
Ameriyya shelter memorial and museum.

Interviews

Family (7:33 min. July 10)
A homeless family, their house was destroyed by the U.S. bombing, now lives in the abandon bank building at Tigris riverfront, central Baghdad area.

Interview-1 (1:47 min. July 13)
Street interview, an employee from the Iraqi Airline, at Mansour district, Baghdad's wealthy Sunni neighborhood.

Interview-2 (1:20 min. July 13)
Street interview at Mansour district, Baghdad's wealthy Sunni neighborhood.

Interview-3 (5:21 min. July 13)
Street interview with Ahmad, a Palestine Student from Baghdad University, and Abu-Ducal at Mansour district, Baghdad's wealthy Sunni neighborhood.

Interview-4 (3:25 min. July 13)
Interview with an owner of a garment store at Mansour district, Baghdad's wealthy Sunni neighborhood.

Interview-5 (1:22 min. July 13)
Street interview, a ceramic store owner at Mansour district, Baghdad's wealthy Sunni neighborhood.

Interview-6 (1:41 min. July 13)
Street interview, a street vendor at Mansour district, Baghdad's wealthy Sunni neighborhood.

Interview-7 (7:15 min. July 13)
Interview with the workers from a restaurant at Mansour district, Baghdad's wealthy Sunni neighborhood.

Bomb-1 (3:08 min. July 17)
Houses behind Al Sa'ah "The Watch" Restaurant (fancy American fast food, famous for it's "Kentucky" fried chicken) at wealthy sunni neighbour of Mansour district at western Baghdad. The infamous bombing that killed more then 14 people.

Bomb-2 (5:27 min. July 17)
Money exchange shop owner Yassan, next to the houses Houses behind Al Sa'ah "The Watch" Restaurant.

Bomb-3 (0:48 min. July 17)
Money exchange shop owner Yassan, next to the houses Houses behind Al Sa'ah "The Watch" Restaurant.

Bomb-4 (4:17 min. July 17)
Hamid, captain of the Al Sa'ah "The Watch" Restaurant (fancy American fast food, famous for it's "Kentucky" fried chicken) at wealthy Sunni neighbour of Mansour district at western Baghdad.

Camp (7:16 min, July 19)
Palestine Refugee Ahemd Said Abed Al-Rhman and his son Hsean (born in Iraq) at Baghdad's Palestine refugee camp, he fled to Iraq 50 years ago, he settle down in Baghdad and start a family. After the invasion, Al-Rhman and other 3000 Palestine refugees were evicted from their Baghdad's apartment, because Iraqi government is no longer exist to pay their rent subsidies, his wife Kazala Mhmod died two weeks ago at early July due to the summer heat.

Store (11:08 min. July 19)
Al-Bayadir Electronic store at the Karad neighborhood.

Shop (10:18 min. July 24)
Car repair shop in Baghdad's Shi'ite neighborhood.

Al-Mostansrya University

Al-Mostansrya (1:53 min. July 24)
Al-Mostansrya University, Baghdad

Al-Mostansrya-1 (15:23 min. July 24)
Interview with female students from Al-Mostansrya University, Baghdad:
Aliaa Ahmed, Dina, Noor, Sarah, Nadine.

Al-Mostansrya-2 (18:19 min. July 24)
Interview with male students from Al-Mostansrya University, Baghdad:
Zaiduon Mohamed, Ali Zaky, Ahmed Ibrahim, Firas Tarik, Muhamed Alaa, Mohamed Al-Nayb, Ali-Abd Adab.

Al-Montanby Street Book Market

Book (2:40 min, July 25)
Baghdad's famous Friday Book Market at Al-Motanaby Street.

Keewn (8:26 min, July 25)
Book seller Saad Keewn at Baghdad's famous Friday Book Market at Al-Motanaby Street.

Sdn (5:12 min, July 25)
Book Buyer Mie Sdn at Baghdad's famous Friday Book Market at Al-Motanaby Street.

Al-Risaik (8:48 min, July 25)
Book buyer Saleh Abdul Al-Risaik from Missan at Baghdad's famous Friday Book Market at Al-Motanaby Street.

Abdu-al (4:49 min, July 25)
Book seller Jam-Eir Abdu-al at Baghdad's famous Friday Book Market at Al-Motanaby Street.

Shi'ite Mosque

Al-Khelani (0:33 min, July 25)
People leaving after the Friday player from Baghdad's Al-Khelani Mosque, one of the biggest Shi'ite mosque in Baghdad.

Al-Khielany (20:42 min, July 25)
Mohammad Al-Haiddary, Imam of Al-Khielany Mosque, Baghdad, he is the leader of the Shi'ite community in Baghdad

Council (5:48 min. July 13)
Opening ceremony for the Interim Iraqi Council at the Conference Palace on Baghdad, Mohammed Bahrul Uloom a Shiite Muslim representative, representing the council to speak .

Market (1:12 min. July 11)
Motorist buying black market gasoline at the street.

Ministry (0:39 Min. July 17)
Ministry of Oil building at Baghdad, the only major government office the U.S. didn't bomb.

Al-Daura (2:57 min. July 12)
Al-Daura Oil Refinery outside Baghdad

Al-Khashab-1 (6:12 min. July 12)
Al-Daura oil refinery general manger Dathar Al-Khashab.

Al-Khashab-2 (8:23 min. July 12)
Al-Daura oil refinery general manger Dathar Al-Khashab.

Al-Khashab-3 (5:58 min. July 12)
Al-Daura oil refinery general manger Dathar Al-Khashab.

Al-Khashab-4 (2:00 min. July 12)
Al-Daura oil refinery general manger Dathar Al-Khashab.

Al-Hadithi (11:43 min. July 13)
Dr. Nazar O. Al-Hadithi, former general manger from ministry of oil, now living in London, coming back to Iraq after the war.

Al-Eitimad (7:32 min. July 19)
Fwize Speeh, manager of the Al-Eitimad natural gas station in Baghdad.

Gas-2 (9:43 min, July 22)
Al-Tajiat gas station, northern Baghdad.

Gas-3 (3:02 min. July 22)
Line at Al-Tajiat gas station, northern Baghdad.

Fallujah (16:11 min. July 22)
Street interviews with people of Fallujah about their opinions in Saddam, U.S. occupations and Iraqi resistance.

Al-Azez-1 (10:08 min. July 22)
Abdul Al-Lah Al-Azez from Saad bin Abiy Wakas Mosque in Fallujah. He is a famous Sunni leader in Fallujah and one of the city council member last June, who negotiated a deal with U.S. troops.

Al-Azez-2 (31:36 min. July 22)
Abdul Al-Lah Al-Azez from Saad bin Abiy Wakas Mosque in Fallujah. He is a fameous Sunni leader in Fallujah and one of the city council member last June, who negotiated a deal with U.S. troops.

Najaf-1 (3:34 min. July 11)
People walking to Imam Ali Mosque, the holiest Shi'ite shrine in Najaf for the friday prayer. The square outside the shrine (as seen in this video) was bombed in Aug 30, killing over 100 people included the most powerful Iraqi Shi'ite Cleric Ayatollah Muhammad Bakr al-Hakim.

Najaf-2 (1:24 min. July 11)
Friday prayer at the Imam Ali Mosque, the holiest Shi'ite shrine in Najaf, the shrine was bombed in Aug 30, killing over 100 people included the most powerful Iraqi Shi'ite Cleric Ayatollah Muhammad Bakr al-Hakim.

Babylon (8:50 min. July 11)
A family from the village near Babylon, some of his family members was killed during the U.S. missile attacks during the invasion.

Gassim (6:58 min. July 17)
Audio interview with Amer al-Gassim, his family was exiled to Jordan, and recently return to Iraq after the fall of Saddam's regime.

Al-Shmary-1 (34.48 min. June 24)
Audio interview with Colonel from the Iraqi army 51st mechanize unit in Al-Basra area during the war.

Al-Shmary-2 (47.03 min. June 24)
Audio interview with Colonel from the Iraqi army 51st mechanize unit in Al-Basra area during the war.

Base-1 (0:40 min. July 19)
Martyrs Monument to the Iran-Iraq war, Baghdad, now become the army base for 1st Battalion 1st Armed Division.

Patrol (11:21 min. July 20)
U.S. military police from the 1st Battalion, 37 Armor Division in Baghdad, during their routine evening patrol in northern Baghdad.

Raid-1 (5:39 min. July 21)
U.S. military in Baghdad conduct a mid-night raid against three suspects in Baghdad's Bastene District (they never caught the suspects, the raid was failure).

Raid-2 (4:42 min. July 21)
U.S. military in Baghdad conduct a mid-night raid against three suspects in Baghdad's Bastene District (they never caught the suspects, the raid was failure).

Ambush (2:06 min. July 21)
An ambush around July 21, 11:00 AM near the base destroyed at least two Humvee vehicles, killed one U.S. solider & a Iraqi translator, and wounded several from 1st Battalion, 37 Armor Division in Baghdad.

7-22 (1:43 min. July 22)
Around 10:00 PM, hundreds of Baghdad's citizen shooting their guns to sky to celebrate the death of two Saddam's son in the earlier days U.S. raid in Mosul.

Saddam (1:34 min. July 23)
Saddam's pre-recorded speech (from July 20) aired on TV, the day after his two sons were killed by U.S. troops in Mosul.

Shooting (5:22 min. July 23)
Military police from 1st Battalion, 16th Division shot and killed a suspect at the Karad neighborhood.

Interviews: 1st Battalion, 37 Armor Division in Baghdad

Base-2 (0:42 min. July 25)
Shelter and the base camps from 1st Battalion, 37 Armor Division base in Baghdad Island, Baghdad.

Mail (0:50 min. July 25)
Solider receiving mail from the U.S. at 1st Battalion, 37 Armor Division base in Baghdad Island, Baghdad.

McGill (10:52 min. July 20)
SFC Delmus R. McGill, TF 1/37 AR 1st BDE 1st AD, Carson, CA

P-G (6:24 min. July 20)
SPC Anthony Parrish, TF 1/37 AR
SPC Jason Gunn, TF 1/37 AR
(Unit from Friedburg, Germany. Parrish migrated from England)

MSLW (11:16 min. July 20)
Bryan Mhoon, Memphis, TN
Omar Saucedo, San Antonio, TX
Ron Lundberg, Phoenix, AZ
Robert Wood, Fairbanks, AK

Chaplain (8:43min. July 20)
Army chaplain for the unit

Tent (5:26 min. July 20)
Life in the army base, solider watching DVDs.
PV2 Scanlon, Hampton Rds., VA
SPC Miller, Maple Grove, MN
PFC Stevens, Jackson, MI

Bush (13:26 min. July 21)
Staff Sergeant Christopher Lee Bush, New York
Sergeant 1st Class Tom Anderson, Florida

Baker (3:24 min. July 25)
Specialist Joseph Baker, Lebanon, MO

Roddy (3:31 min., July 25)
Sergeant Neal Roddy, Carlisle, PA

Doll (5:47 min. July 25)
Specialist Doll, Mackay, ID

Jones (8:09 min. July 25)
Murray W. Jones, HHC 1/37 AR HQ PLT
Prince George, VA

Capehart (6:41 min. July 25)
Captin Stephen E. Capehart HHC 1-37 AR Executive Officer

Neighbor (15:58 min. July 22)
An Iraqi family from next door to the U.S. base, and opinions about their American neighbor.

Bishop (18:05 min. July 25)
Lt. Col. Garry Bishop, Battalion Commander for 1st Battalion, 37 Armor Division in Baghdad Island, Baghdad with 660 solider.

more of Lee Siu Hin's writings on Iraq and U.S. Militarism: from Covert Action Quarterly and ChangeLinks

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