Most of the products Munkith and Munthir Abbas sell were either illegal for ordinary Iraqis to own or too expensive for them to buy. Now, the twin brothers manage just one of many import shops that offer a range of electronic goods, from hand irons to satellite television receivers. “Whenever the people can buy, they…
Commentary
Commentary, The Players
The Rescuers
by Jeff Shippy •
Commentary, The Players
Gangland San Salvador
by Cristobal Campos •
The quiet dirt street seems peaceful enough. An old lady is waiting out the afternoon heat under a shade tree. A small child is happily playing with a dog. Occasionally a car will pass by, the driver greeting neighbors through the rolled-down window. As I stand here in the Central American midday sun, it is…
Commentary, The Places
Troubled Times – A Brief History Of Kurdistan
by Lee Ridley •
The unofficial country of Kurdistan occupies a region steeped in history; a history, that is, of bloody turmoil, occupation and assimilation. When the Medes (descended from the Aryans) first arrived in the region around 1000 B.C. the stage was set for a protracted and arduous battle for supremacy against the neighbouring Assyrians and Persians. For…
Commentary
Osama Who!?
by ROB •
A rundown on the Ring Road in Afghanistan and all the fun you could possibly have trying to use it.
The Places
Darfur Crisis: From the inside
by ROB •
Polo’s Bastards’ Contributor, Vince Gainey has recently returned from a 6 week posting in the middle of the Darfur Crisis in West Sudan with a major international aid agency.