Meridel Rubenstein: Eden In Iraq

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r e ne wa li nt hema r s he so fs o ut he r nI r a q,whe r et heT i g r i sa ndEuphr a t e sr i v e r sme e t , ne a rt hes i t eo fBi bl i c a lEde no ne a r t h .I n1 99 1,a f t e rpo pul a rupr i s i ng st ha te me r g e d dur i ngac e a s e fir eo ft heGul fWa r ,Sa dda m Hus s e i ndr a i ne dt heI r a qwe t l a ndsi nr e t a l i a t i o n,t ur ni ngi ti nt oade s e r ta nddi s pl a c i ngt heMa r s hAr a bs .T we l v ey e a r sl a t e r ,t he U. S.Wa ri nI r a q,whi c hma nyc r i t i c sde e me da“ wa rf o ro i l , ”wr o ug htmi l i t a r yde s t r uc t i o n a c r o s st hel a nda ndr e i nv i g o r a t e dt hede ma ndf o rf o s s i lf ue l si nt heUni t e dSt a t e s . Rube ns t e i n ’ sT e mpl eo fl na nnae v o k e st hi sdo ubl ehi s t o r yo fe c o l o g i c a lde v a s t a t i o ni n I r a q,mi r r o r i ngbul l e ts he l l swi t ht hes he l l so fma r s hs na i l s .T he s et wodi f f e r e ntk i ndso f c a s i ng sfla nka ni ma g eo fawo ma nwhor e pr e s e nt st heg o dde s sl na nna ,s e ti nt he g r a s s e so far e ne we dma r s hl a nd.l na nna ,g o dde s so fl o v ea ndwa r ,wa spa t r o nde i t yo f t hec i t yo fUr uka ndt hemo s tr e v e r e dg o dde s so fa nc i e ntMe s o po t a mi a .Re s po ns i bl ef o r “ t her e di s t r i but i o no fr e s o ur c e sa ndf e r t i l i t yo ft hee a r t h, ”l na nnas e r v e sa sa na ppr o pr i a t es y mbo lf o rt her e g r e e ni ngo ft heI r a qma r s hl a ndsi nEde ni nI r a q.I nT e mpl eo f l na nnaRube ns t e i npr e s e nt sl na nnai nne g a t i v e ,a si fs hei sal a t e ntpo we rwa i t i ngt or e e me r g ea ndr e s t o r et hema r s he s . . . AsRube ns t e i nc o ns i de r st hewa y si nwhi c hmi l i t a r yo f f e ns i v e sa nds c i e nt i fice f f o r t sha v e l i nk e dpe o pl eg l o ba l l ya nde f f e c t e dt hee nv i r o nme ntpl a ne t a r i l y ,s hea l s ot a c k sba c kt o t hel o c a ls c a l e ,g r o undi ngs o meo fhe ri nv e s t i g a t i o nsi nt hel i v e ds pa c eo ft heho me .I n T heGr e e nKi t c he nt hel i me g r e e nc a bi ne t so fak i t c he na r ef r a me dbyi ma g e so fawi de r i v e ra ndt hedr y ,ba k e de a r t h .T he s ei ma g e sa r ef r a me da g a i nbyi ma g e so ft her e g r e e ni ngma r s he s .T hebr i g htg r e e no ft hek i t c he nc a bi ne t sr e c a l l st her e ne wi ngl a nds c a peo ft hema r s he so ut s i de ,a ndt hepi e c es ubt l yl i nk sda i l ys us t e na nc et oe c o l o g i c a l r e g e ne r a t i o n .Pr o duc e do nl i ne nt os ug g e s tat a pe s t r y ,t hewo r ki mpl i e st ha tda i l yhuma n ne e dsa r el i t e r a l l yi nt e r t wi ne dwi t hl a r g e re a r t hs y s t e ms .

Rube ns t e i n ’ ss e r i e sEde ni nI r a qc o r r e s po ndst oal a r g e rpr o j e c ti nwhi c hs hei sbui l di ng al i t e r a lg a r de no ut s i deo ft het o wno fElChi ba i s h,a c r o s sf r o mt hene wMe s o po t a mi a n Ma r s he sNa t i o na lPa r ki ns o ut he r nI r a q.Spo ns o r e dbyt heNGONa t ur eI r a q,t hi se nv i r o nme nt a la r t wo r ki spa r to fama j o rr e g r e e ni nge f f o r tunde r wa yi nt her e g i o n .He r eRube ns t e i nwi l lc o ns t r uc tawa s t e wa t e rg a r de nt opr o c e s ss e wa g ef r o mt het o wnwhi l epr o v i di ngwa t e rf o rt heg a r de n .Asal i t e r a lr e g e ne r a t i o no ft hema r s he sa ndas y mbo l i cr e g e ne r a t i o no ft heGa r de no fEde n,t hes i t ewi l lbea ne mbl e mo fr e pa i ri nt hea g eo ft h Ant hr o po c e ne . ”1 -Sha wnMi c he l l eSmi t h

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