This week on War News Radio, we look at art in Iraq – above ground and below.

We investigate the market for illegal artifacts from Iraq. Listen now to this report from Hansi Lo Wang and Shelley Salant.

We also hear the story of an Iraqi artist who found beauty in a city under siege. Listen now to Amelia Templeton’s report.

Finally, we go beyond the physical impact of improvised explosive devices, IEDs, and find out about the psychological aftermath of IED attacks. Listen now to Zachary Fryer-Biggs’s report.

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This week on War News Radio, we speak to Heather Coyne, a veteran with a unique double perspective on Iraq: military and civilian. Listen now to Robert Manduca’s report.

We also look at Tuesday’s mass kidnapping at the Iraqi Ministry of Higher Education. Threats are nothing new to Iraq’s educators. We hear from some university faculty in Iraq. Listen now to Wren Elhai’s report.

And, we learn about the US National Guard’s Flat Soldier program. For children whose parents are overseas, a cardboard cutout can’t fill the void. But some say it helps. Listen now to Peter Holm’s report.

These stories, plus the week’s news, from War News Radio.

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On Tuesday, the war in Iraq cast its shadow over the voting booth. This week on War News Radio, we asked three pollsters about the war’s impact on the election. In some states, Iraq policy itself was on the ballot. Listen now to reports from Michael Drezner and Sarah Whites-Koditschek.

We also examine the Iraqi reaction to the election, and find out how the results played in the Arabic press. Listen now to reports from Elizabeth Threlkeld and Reuben Heyman-Kantor.

Then, we take a look at Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld’s resignation – and the man who could replace him. Listen now to Amelia Templeton’s report.

These stories, plus the week’s news, from War News Radio.

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Just a few days before the election, a new poll shows that Iraq, above all else, will determine who goes to Washington. This week on War News Radio, we analyze the military mindset. How do soldiers and veterans see politics? Listen now to this report from Cyrus Stoller and Emily Hager.

But veterans are doing more than voting this year – they’re running for office as well. Listen now to Meredith Firetog’s report.

And, we reexamine the rhetoric of the campaign trail. The parties do sound different after all. Listen now to Michael Drezner’s report.

Finally, we speak to an American journalist who founded a project that lets Iraqis take video cameras into their neighborhoods to get stories that just aren’t seen by the foreign media. Listen now to this report from Jeff Nagle, Louis Jargow, and Janis Libeks.

These stories, plus the week’s news, from War News Radio.

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