Baghdad's `green' zone; In a nation known for the fabled gardens of Babylon, Baghdad's parks supervisor refuses to surrender to war.(WORLD)

From: Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN) | Date: December 28, 2006| Author: | Copyright information

Byline: Hannah Allam

Baghdad, Iraq -- McClatchy Foreign Correspondent

The flowers appear overnight, and in the unlikeliest of places: carnations near a checkpoint, roses behind razor wire, and gardenias in a square known for suicide bombings.

Sometimes, U.S. armored vehicles hop a median and mow down the myrtle, leaving Baghdad parks workers to fume and reach for their trowels. When insurgents poured kerosene over freshly planted seedlings, landscapers swore a revenge of ficus trees and olive groves.

It's all part of a stealthy campaign to turn the entire ...

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