MSNBC: "Trail of Terror: The Jihad in Iraq"
By Evan Kohlmann
On Sunday, December 11 at 9pm EST, MSNBC will be premiering a new documentary by NBC's Lisa Myers, "Trail of Terror: The Jihad in Iraq." The documentary focuses on foreign fighters who have joined the Iraqi jihad from as far away as Western Europe--and includes some pretty incredible first-hand narratives. I had the pleasure of working with producer Steve McCarthy on this project, and for those interested in the documentary, his "Trail of Terror" MSNBC blog provides a worthy prologue.
"They told us their story. They watched the
U.S. invasion of Iraq on TV and heard the call for help from their
Iraqi brothers. The four, all in their early 20s, decided to go to
Iraq. They hired
a driver to take them to the Syrian border. Once there they persuaded
the driver to abandon his car and come with them. They took a bus
across Syria to the Iraqi border and then ran across the border. They
claimed Syrian soldiers fired their weapons in the air to stop them. Once
in Iraq they say they were greeted by some Iraqi people and jeered at
by others. Eventually they made their way to Baghdad, then Al Kut and
finally Mosul. They were given old weapons. Before they could even fire
a shot, however, they were strafed by U.S. airplanes and received minor
wounds. They were then captured by Kurdish forces and sold to American
soldiers for, they claim, $100 a piece."
Part I: "'The Boys from Berkayel'" (Lebanon)
Part II: "Inside Syria"
Part III: "Paris to Iraq"
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