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It stinks

by Yasser Akkaoui

Driving home to Verdun after dinner in Badaro in late July, I thought I’d somehow slipped back in time to the 1980s. I looked down at my steering wheel. I was not in a DeLorean, so it wasn’t time travel. But it sure felt like a war zone. The streetlights were out, but the roads were glowing. Thick black smoke and bright orange flames made the few people on the street look menacing. I kept looking for debris caused by the bombs, but only saw burning mountains of garbage. It was a flashback to the most terrifying experiences I’ve had in this country. Since then, I’ve seen reminders of the civil war in all the photos of blocked roads, angry demonstrators and trash fires. Protesters are even piling rubbish in front of banks, which they accuse of actively participating in the government’s corruption. This resentment towards the private sector and

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