UPDATE: Iraqi School year
October 4, 2004 by Dave Earley
Filed under Uncategorized
The new school year started in Iraq on Saturday.
The New York Post toes the official line and says 80% of children “flock” to school.
Islam Online more accurately reports an unprecedented low turnout. However, they conveniently use quotes by an Iraqi mother to: blame it on fear of the presence of US forces, not insurgents; fear of US gunfire, not insurgents and; point out they are resistance fighters,not terrorists or insurgents.
People’s Daily Online has some back-to-school photos and a related story about a girl’s high school.
