Grounded

Supporters Pakistan’s hard-line cleric Sufi Muhammad leave Mingora in Pakistani troubled Swat valley on Thursday, April 9, 2009. Photo courtesy of the Associated Press .

This week on War News Radio, we hear about the challenges facing the Iraqi Air Force. Jess Engebretson and Elizabeth Threlkeld report. Read the transcript here.

Then, we talk with journalist Helena Malikyar about ongoing tension in the Swat Valley region of Pakistan. Emily Hager reports.

Finally, we speak with Baghdad residents about how graffiti became a place of political expression after the fall of Saddam Hussein. Dani Noble reports.

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