Tag Archives: Iraq

One Hundred Years Ago, Lawrence of Arabia killed the Railroad – March 1923: Transjordan

Posted on 2023-03-25 by Andreas Moser

Zur deutschen Fassung. Not quite a hundred, but still more than thirty years ago, I was in Australia as an exchange student. I don’t think I have ever told stories from that time, because back then, we still took pictures … Continue reading →

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Book Markets in the Middle East

Posted on 2017-05-08 by Andreas Moser

In Iraq, booksellers leave the books at the side of the road overnight, thinking: “Readers don’t steal, and thieves don’t read.” That reminds me of an episode during my first visit to Iran. In a used-book shop, I found so … Continue reading →

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Random Thoughts (12)

Posted on 2017-04-27 by Andreas Moser

If you have doubts about humanity, listen to this podcast about a hospital in Israel treating wounded and sick Syrians. I wouldn’t have thought that many people read articles as long as the one about my decision to return to … Continue reading →

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Random Thoughts (7)

Posted on 2017-01-31 by Andreas Moser

Don’t blame me for looking at your ( . )( . ) when you wear sunglasses and I can’t look at your eyes. In Venezuela, the richest country in South America between the 1950s and the 1980s, and still the … Continue reading →

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Random Thoughts (1)

Posted on 2016-10-17 by Andreas Moser

Every day, my head, my notebooks and pieces of paper all over my apartment rapidly fill up with ideas about articles, comments on current affairs and links to other interesting stuff which I want to turn into stories. Some time. But … Continue reading →

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“Why We Lost” by Daniel Bolger

Posted on 2015-10-04 by Andreas Moser

Maybe a book that promises “a general’s inside account of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars and how it all went wrong” had to disappoint, but I didn’t expect it to disappoint so much. Lieutenant General Bolger sounds contrite in the introduction: … Continue reading →

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Easily Confused (47) Shooting the Deputy

Posted on 2015-05-14 by Andreas Moser

“I shot the sheriff, but I didn’t shoot no deputy”: We didn’t shoot the caliph, but we shot the deputy:

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Easily Confused (42) Convoys

Posted on 2014-09-27 by Andreas Moser

Cool convoy: Suspicious convoy: Terrifying convoy:

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ISIS recruiting more German fighters

Posted on 2014-09-13 by Andreas Moser
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Sad Things (12) Terror Transparency

Posted on 2014-07-15 by Andreas Moser

ISIS, the terrorist organization from Syria and Iraq, publish an annual report detailing all their attacks, expenses, acquisitions, strategic goals, new recruits and so on. They even have fancy infographics. You can download the full report here (PDF, 410 pages). The … Continue reading →

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