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Because Each Life Is Precious|Mohammed Odeh Al-Rehaief
Because Each Life Is Precious : Why an Iraqi Man Risked Everything for Private Jessica Lynch
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Overview

When thirty-three-year-old Mohammed Odeh al-Rehaief made the decision to risk his life and his family to save Private First Class Jessica Lynch -- an American soldier he did not know -- it was more than the everyday reckoning with death that permeates wartime. It was the culmination of a life spent at odds with the repressive regime that held his country.

Mohammed's story is a coming of age tale in a society where violence and betrayal were everyday events, where one in five adult males worked for the state's security apparatus, where a president-for-life demanded absolute loyalty and adulation. Yet even as he navigates a culture tarnished by brutality and corruption, Mohammed reveals unexpected sides of Iraq -- scenes of surprising tenderness and stubborn generosity -- and emerges as an unlikely hero whose values transcend ideology: honor, compassion, and an unshakable belief in the sanctity of human life.

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  • ISBN-13: 9780060724405
  • ISBN-10: 0060724404
  • Publisher: Harper Paperbacks
  • Publish Date: November 2004
  • Dimensions: 8.58 x 5.68 x 0.65 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 0.68 pounds
  • Page Count: 212

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