they do not effectively articulate policy and manage the message they would find themselves unexecuted to sustain the policy. what was lost in the coverage of the worst was the very best of people and what happened during that critical first year after the fall of saddam hussein gives us a glimpse into the imperfection of humanity as well as the very evil that exists in the world in the face of god that can be seen even in our darkest hours. over the last number of years i've watched the coalition authority has been lamented by the media so-called opinion leaders and politicians on both sides of the aisle very unfairly. the civilian story and the story of the civilian coalition in the first year has largely never been a great focus of attention. what happened behind the scenes has rarely been discussed. as a civilian being thrust into the middle of the fight for peace and to communicate about the war as well as the work of so many hundreds of colleagues on a range of issues i felt we needed to be told at this time. after all our heroes in uniform are not the only folks participating in