Dec 23rd, 2008 · Qasim Sultan was once famous for performing songs in praise of Saddam Hussein. His portly figure was well known to millions and his sycophantic songs aired over and over on television. Now he is back, to the elation of some and the anger of others.
Dec 1st, 2008 · Iraq's prime minister Nouri al-Maliki is the longest serving leader in Iraq since Saddam Hussein. Juan Cole, professor of modern Middle East history at the University of Michigan, discusses what al-Maliki's strong leadership means for U.S.-Iraqi relations.
Apr 29th, 2008 · Former Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister Tariq Aziz is set to go to court Tuesday over the execution of dozens of merchants in 1992. Aziz also served as foreign minister in Saddam Hussein's government.
Apr 9th, 2008 · Five years ago, Baghdad fell to forces led by the United States. But according to an oft-forgotten L.A. Times report, the crystallizing moment when a statue of Saddam Hussein came down in Baghdad was not the spontaneous event it appeared to be.
Mar 28th, 2008 · In Saddam Hussein's Iraq, drummed up charges against political rivals and intimidated judges were the norm. Five years after the U.S. invasion, not much has changed -- and the abuse of at least one law has actually worsened.
Mar 21st, 2008 · NPR's Anne Garrels, who has been traveling back and forth to Iraq since before the war began, recalls some of the key moments and memorable people of the last five years -- from looting in Baghdad after the fall of Saddam Hussein to the U.S. troop surge.
Mar 19th, 2008 · While U.S. troops in Iraq spend much of their time searching for high level insurgents, some soldiers at Baghdad's Camp Victory try to catch another type of "big one." They fish in the lakes surrounding Saddam Hussein's palaces. After five years, it's become a tradition -- soldiers on their way out, hand fishing rods to newcomers.
Mar 16th, 2008 · Baghdad's chief investigative judge says that since the fall of Saddam Hussein he has seen the Iraqi justice system as a child. Occasionally it stumbles and falls, it's still struggling to talk, but it is learning and growing.