Seven months and counting since Americans forces rolled into Baghdad. Seven months and counting since President Saddam Hussein disappeared. And for those seven months, Iraqis have watched an American occupation harden back into a war-like stance. Once again they hear the sound of jet fighters above their homes, and the sounds of mortar fire on the streets.
Seven months ago the Connection became the first talk show to sign on from Baghdad, covering those first uncertain days full of freedom, and looting, crime and news of lost relatives. We are back now from another two weeks in the Iraqi capital.
This next hour, a chance for you to ask the questions, and for us, to talk about what we saw and heard in the streets of that city.
Guests:
Marc Allard, Connection producer in Iraq
John Daniszewski, LA Times reporter in Baghdad.