I read a five-star review about Once Upon a Time in Iraq, a series of five BBC documentary films about the Iraq invasion of 2003 and its violent, chaotic aftermath (the “mission accomplished” announcement, a month after the fall of Baghdad, by a smirking George Bush, having been ludicrously premature). I watched the first film… then the other four. That’s how engrossing it was.
The events were described by those who witnessed them: an American marine, a journalist, a photographer and Iraqi civilians who had been caught up in the war (war? As Bill Hicks pointed out, “it’s only a war if two armies are fighting”). Despite their harrowing tales, they all seemed relieved to know that they were finally being listened to. For me it was five hours well spent; I might even watch the films again.
When Hull fishermen haul in their nets for the last time, they have the option of moving into these rather splendid almshouses...
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