U.S. Pullout From Iraq Triggers Epic Garage Sale -- Swiss Info/Reuters
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - The detritus of occupation comes in all shapes and sizes.
In Iraq, it's M-16 ammunition clips, rifle bipods and body armour at Baghdad's Haraj market.
Or Playboy DVDs, Irish Spring soap and military-issue MREs (Meal, Ready-to-Eat) at a store in Karrada district, scavenged from the trash or more often skimmed off supplies at U.S. bases by industrious local contractors.
For traders in U.S. cast-offs, now is the last hurrah.
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My Comment: While the White House is firm on completely withdrawing from Iraq by July 2011, the bloodshed still continues.
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