Unseen Iraq

Andrea Bruce

The Washington Post

Weeping, his parents grab him, holding his face in her hands, kissing one cheek, then the other. Before their arrival at the Iraqi police headquarters in Baghdad, they were transported, hands tied, from the U.S. detention facility Camp Bucca, in southern Iraq -- a full day's drive from here. Their ironed pants and stiff new shoes were donated for their homecoming, replacing the detention-orange jumpsuits from Bucca.

Andrea Bruce, "Unseen Iraq," in POYi Archive, Item #42916, http://archive.poy.org/index.php/items/show/42916 (accessed June 12, 2025).