When we report on what's going on in Iraq, it's really hard to give a sense of what life in Iraq, or the Iraqi people, are like. So I have decided to do a series on Iraqi people, with the help of my super cameraman Tom Streithorst. Nothing fancy, just a minute talking with different people, filming them going about their work. We start out with a gardener, Abu Mohammed.

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Clarissa Ward is a reporter based out of Beirut, Lebanon. She has reported for the FOX News Channel from Beirut and Baghdad, covering stories such as Saddam's execution and the current unrest in Lebanon.