19 years on, U.S. crimes against human rights still fresh in memory of Iraqis

STORY: 19 years on, U.S. crimes against human rights still fresh in memory of Iraqis DATELINE: March 20, 2022 LENGTH: 00:04:19 LOCATION: Baghdad CATEGORY: POLITICS/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of street views in Baghdad 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): KADHIM AL-ADHARI, Journalist 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): Dr. AMIR AL-SAADI, Researcher in politics 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Arabic): HAMZA AL-WARRAQ, Owner of a bookshop 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (Arabic): AIDA ABDUL KARIM, Engineer STORYLINE: 19 years after the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq, many Iraqis remember the horrors of war and the human rights violations committed by Americans that took a heavy toll on civilians. It's a normal day in Baghdad that marks the 19th anniversary of the invasion of Iraq by the U.S.-led coalition on March 20, 2003, that toppled its former leader Saddam Hussein, promising peace, freedom, and democracy to Iraqis. However, Kadhim al-Adhari, 61, a journalist in the local al-Adala Newspaper, rebutted U.S. claims of democracy and human rights, and described t