Corruption helped cause the catastrophe in Beirut. It is also Iraq's biggest problem. Here are some documents I used in my story on corruption in Iraq in the NY Times Magazine: bit.ly/2C6jYWW
PEN understatement: For reporter Donald McNeil to end his long career, apparently as a result of a single word, risks sending a chilling message. That the paper apparently altered its course in relation to this incident as a result of public pressure is a further worrying signal.
"Several have had works banned in some countries, including Salman Rushdie, who lived in hiding after receiving death threats for his 1988 book Satanic Verses. And at least two novels by Syrian writer Khaled Khalifa were banned in his home country."
