Also called the international Green Zone

 zone, located in Baghdad,UGG boots clearanc, the West Bank city of the Tigris, the war in Iraq after the US-led coalition forces in Baghdad, an area especially set aside for. Most Western countries embassy in Iraq and the Iraqi government departments are located in the green area, surrounded by a three-meter-high wall explosion, very tight guard. Because the attackers could not get, so Green Zone are rare suicide bombing, but was shelling is common. My wife and I

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coalition came to Iraq as a journalist, we have to go to the green area required for the coalition forces press card (Combined Press Information Center ID). Bashar and Natan employees with my wife and I drove eight Shui twisting of the seven, in a particularly obscure the wall outside the stop. Only to find two steps away, there is a narrow winding path between two walls, not intentionally look can not see, this is one of the main entrance to the Green Zone. This is apparently to prevent militant attacks, I secretly want to, then grabbed by which two Iraqi soldiers searched. Ciaran and I was touched over and over, is worried about how his wife search results let people waved before. While this ...... but why no female police ...... if Arab women wear black robes to cross it, to know that several bomb attacks are done by women. The end of the narrow aisle, is a locked iron gate, two armed with M4 carbine inside the black on duty. Iraqi soldiers then describes our identity, black brothers passport and visa repeated view to open the door. This time, finally black female guards, and his wife were taken to one side, put me and Ciaran belts, shoes, and includes a used paper towel placed on all items, including examination tables, three cameras are detained under the . I asked one guy: The front is a narrow winding path, along the way and we have colored mercenary nodded, obviously many of them are Hispanic, there are shrieking at us black people learn Bruce Lee, a bit mean.

Soon, a lanky U.S. troops coming toward us, he is the coalition press center Honeck, responsible for leading us into the center of the main building. Honeck twenties, wearing spectacles and polite as pie, his term of one year to Iraq has been 3 months, and are counting the days every six months over the rest of it. Center two rows of chairs, back room stocked with coffee and cake, it seems that the U.S. is not stingy. While wearing a military jacket says Arab women Arab culture over throw our two tables, which provides more than 30 articles, including the U.S. military does not guarantee the safety of journalists and can not interview in the Green Zone, an interview with the U.S. at your own risk not allowed to freely cover the U.S. and other injured or killed. Rough scan it again, sign name. His wife go to the bathroom, got up immediately, accompanied by a U.S. sister. She comes from California, they talked and laughed on the toilet and then have several children each, where the degree of the honeymoon, her husband how to so pleasant exchange of views.

*** empty when waiting for my wife, looked at us from time to time the U.S. military and out, but the eyes are fairly mild. New York Times reporter I met Mike, a look of beard, he looks very capable, once in 2003,UGG shoes, the U.S. military entered Baghdad along with an interview and then in South Africa, Nigeria, Afghanistan, Yemen toss before. This time he intends to stay in Baghdad for 6 weeks, the major national election coverage, but also asked if I wanted to go overseas. Taking into account the early Soon, the situation has not been investigated clearly happy refused.

an hour later it was my turn, this understanding to the complexity of the U.S. military procedures. Stephen from Chicago, I was taken to the back room sergeant, first took a different point of view 6 photos, and then fingers repeatedly on a small screen, press to press the fate of the fingerprint, and finally scanning the cornea, really care home. Finally got my press card, according to the latest regulations, with it, since I can free the streets of Baghdad instead of provisional application asked for an interview, of course, except for elections and other major events.

Green Zone in Baghdad to do with Iraq after the coalition troops press card

Honeck leads the Green Zone again we have the same route, shook hands at the door. Next to the Iraqi soldiers stared at me, I feel some strange. Green is not a picture of the area, get out of the camera, only at the door and a photo of the Iraqi soldiers. At this point the driver not to Assad, the Iraqi military is very attentive to the explosion-proof walls that we wait is to prevent sniping. . . . .

go bureaus traffic jam, surrounded by numerous drivers staring at us,Discount UGG boots, people scared. I called my wife in the car the lower position,UGG boots, try to avoid the eyes of the outside world. Several checkpoints along the way was stopped questioning, one of the soldiers asked Natan: us: ring, I really feel like in the movie.