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  • Iraq Suffers as the Euphrates River Dwindles

    08/01/2009 5:52:54 PM PDT · by Iam1ru1-2 · 5 replies · 603+ views
    nytimes.com ^ | CAMPBELL ROBERTSON
    Iraq Suffers as the Euphrates River Dwindles By CAMPBELL ROBERTSON JUBAISH, Iraq — Throughout the marshes, the reed gatherers, standing on land they once floated over, cry out to visitors in a passing boat. “Maaku mai!” they shout, holding up their rusty sickles. “There is no water!” The Euphrates is drying up. Strangled by the water policies of Iraq’s neighbors, Turkey and Syria; a two-year drought; and years of misuse by Iraq and its farmers, the river is significantly smaller than it was just a few years ago. Some officials worry that it could soon be half of what it...