Dix ans plus tard, les Irakiens vivent-ils mieux?
"“You see these people,” he said. “They are here to sell birds to earn some money to help them live. People are not interested in that. They are desperate and want to see real change, so they’ve stopped looking at the news or remembering past events.”
In recent interviews here, most Iraqis, like Mr. Shimari, say they have given little or no thought to the looming anniversary, which falls on Wednesday, though the sight of foreign television news crews conducting stand-ups in the city this week will remind them that the war, for the conquerors anyway, is something to be reflected upon.
“If our situation were better than this, we would surely remember that day when the Americans came to free Iraq and gave us the chance to build a better future,” Mr. Shimari said. “But the Americans didn’t give us that chance. They did all the things possible to ensure that Iraq is going to be ruined.” Here, the war is not for the history books but rather an event whose outcome is still uncertain."
L'article au complet:
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/19/world/middleeast/many-iraqis-prefer-to-ignore-10th-anniversary-of-war.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=edit_th_20130319
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