Posted by Sadie from D007177.N1.Vanderbilt.Edu (129.59.7.177) on Friday, August 08, 2003 at 11:40AM :
Baghdad Chafes at Lack of Electricity (5 min.)
Baghdad's continuing electricity shortage creates growing frustration in the restive postwar atmosphere. Summer temperatures reaching 120 degrees contribute to the distress. And consumers violently oppose a plan to equalize distribution of electricity across the country. Restoring 24-hour service to the Iraqi capital may take two years. NPR's Anne Garrels reports. Click link below to listen.
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