The Vacant Tents of Ruweished
Tuesday, April 1, 2003
The expected refugee influx into Ruweished has not taken place. The more than 30,000 large tents remain empty.
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ON the edge of the desert in Jordan, Ruweished has become a transit camp for victims of war. Located some 50 kilometers from the Iraq-Jordan border, the small town was "chosen" as a place for refugees who try to seek safety from US bomb attacks. The road from the border to Baghdad, around 300 kilometers, is mostly stony desert instead of a fairly smooth asphalted highway. Under normal conditions, this route is the artery of Iraqi oil transporta
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