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The business of warA platoon of 40 infantrymen was pinned down near the holy Imam Ali Mosque in Najaf in the August heat, under heavy fire from cleric Moqtada al-Sadr’s Iraqi insurgents. Prison EntrepreneursThe brotherhood of 50 or so men comes together every Thursday, meeting in sparse white-walled rooms with a few song verses unfolding inspiration across the walls. For four months, they talk about their big ideas for the world outside these rooms and learn how to put a business plan together. An Iraqi’s American dreamMost Americans dream of meeting the president. For Salah Zayouna, a guest in this country from war-torn Iraq, standing in the White House and having his picture taken with President Bush was one of many extremes that have characterized the 40-year-old accounting student’s life. |
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