A desiccated Euphrates drains Iraq's fortunes

International Herald Tribune | July 15, 2009| | Copyright

CAMPBELL ROBERTSON The New York Times
International Herald Tribune
07-15-2009
A desiccated Euphrates drains Iraq's fortunes
Byline: CAMPBELL ROBERTSON The New York Times
Edition: 2
Section: NEWS

JUBAISH, Iraq: --

Throughout the marshes, the reed gatherers, standing on land they once floated over, cry out to visitors in a passing boat.

"Maaku mai!" they shout, holding up their rusty sickles. "There is no water!"
The Euphrates is drying up. Strangled by the water policies of Iraq's neighbors, Turkey and Syria, a two-year drought and years of misuse by Iraq and its farmers, the river is ...

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