Interesting video from Iraq.

[Blue Meanie]

I know I've never heard about the walls...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TTMp-YNaDdg

[ZR1cliff]

It's nearly as bad as the 'Pictures of England and Englishness' thread. Joking aside, It's going to take some time before that country sorts it's self out. Ironic that such an oil rich country has open sewers in it's major city.

[Blue Meanie]

The walls are in interesting thing. Never heard anything about those in the news, or what have you. I hope they aren't trying to ghettoize it, for the sake of numbers. That really would lead to a dead end street.

[greygoose]

The walls aren't a secret and have been effective in lessening suicide bombings, a similar (albeit taller) "peace wall" was built in Belfast to stop the sectarian attacks between the communities during the troubles.

[Blue Meanie]

greygoose said:

The walls aren't a secret and have been effective in lessening suicide bombings, a similar (albeit taller) "peace wall" was built in Belfast to stop the sectarian attacks between the communities during the troubles.

Didn't say they were a secret, just that I hadn't heard about them on the news, etc. Seems a fairly draconian measure.