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Abbas Mehdi is back from Iraq after his first visit home in twenty-seven years. He was an early critic of Saddam Hussein and fled the country in 1977, eventually settling in Minnesota. He is an American citizen now, but is preparing to make another visit yet this summer. He is one of 1,000 Iraqis who have been invited to participate in a conference in July, where they will elect the 100-member Iraqi Governing Council. He talks about his recent visit to Iraq and what he sees in the country's future.

Back in Iraq after 27 years away

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