"Parts of this book have already appeared in articles written by the author for the Independent and the Globe and Mail."
Contents
War is over -- Fly me to the Moon -- Welcome in Baghdad -- Crossing borders -- Karim -- Theatre of the absurd -- Old money, new money -- Suspicious minds -- Our lady of the flowers -- Guns at the Al-Gaylani -- Press conferences -- Fortress America -- He's not heavy, he's my minder -- Baghdad by night -- Dancing in the dark -- Tales of the Tariqa -- A prison and two morgues -- The arts and the orchestra -- On the road to Babylon -- Tea with the "king" -- In hospital -- Old boys -- The pool people -- Dinner at the Al-Rashid -- Garden of peace.
