Life in Iraq as seen by travellers at Baghdad airport

Gerald · 03-23-11, 08:12 PM

Many of the passengers passing through Baghdad airport have very powerful reasons to want to travel to or leave Iraq, and have extraordinary stories to tell.

As you head west out of Baghdad, three starfish-shaped terminals loom out of the desert. What was once Saddam International Airport, is now more commonly known as its US military acronym: the BIAP.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-12787580

Note: 24 March 2011 Last updated at 00:07 GMT

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Gerald SUBSIM Newsman Join Date: May 2008 Location: Close to sea Posts: 24,254 Downloads: 553 Uploads: 0	Life in Iraq as seen by travellers at Baghdad airport Many of the passengers passing through Baghdad airport have very powerful reasons to want to travel to or leave Iraq, and have extraordinary stories to tell. As you head west out of Baghdad, three starfish-shaped terminals loom out of the desert. What was once Saddam International Airport, is now more commonly known as its US military acronym: the BIAP. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-12787580 Note: 24 March 2011 Last updated at 00:07 GMT __________________ Nothing in life is to be feard,it is only to be understood. Marie Curie