[SandRat]

This story won't be available at the website until next week.

[SandRat]

Here, you'll need them to read this thread.

[maine-iac7]

Wonderful story! Thank you, Sandrat!

For these people and what they have gone through their entire lives, they must have seen this as some sign from above - a cleansing of their land - a blessing.

On such tiny things have big things come

[Gondring]

Excellent post.

It was my 40-year old interpreter, who I’ll call Kareem. No one can know his real name or it will mean certain death to him or his family, or both.

The family of one of my brother's 'terps was massacred this way because he was helping the Americans. The interpreter himself went into hiding but is likely dead now. :-(

[chaos_5]

“Never before have I seen snow!” he exclaimed. “Snow has not fallen in this part of Iraq in many, many years. No one in my family can ever remember seeing snow.”

G L O B A L W A R M I N G

[Eagles6]

Cool!

[JennysCool]

Thanks SandRat!

Ping to the Sockmistress!

[eyedigress]

The first snow excites everyone in the world! It shows power we cannot comprehend. God Bless the wonderful folks there.

[Arrowhead1952]

Thanks for the great article. This makes me wish for full success for the Iraqi people.