The Sirens of Baghdad - Yasmina Khadra

A novel set in Iraq.  The story of a young man from an isolated village in Iraq.  It traces the effects of the American invasion and occupation on his village, his family and his own life - the loss, the brutality, the humiliation, the cultural conflicts.  Basically a story of the logic of radicalization of a young man at the hands of the West.  Interesting to get a different perspective on this whole debacle.