State Dept. Memo Details Deterioration of Life in Iraq

From the memo from the U.S. Embassy:

* Woman report men harassing them and telling them to cover up and stop using cell phones.

* Taxi driver who brings employee to the green zone checkpoint has told her he cannot let her ride unless she wears a headcover.

* A woman must now wear a full "abaya" after receiving direct threats in May. She says her neighborhood, Mhamiya, is no longer permissive if she is not clad so modestly.

* Staff members have reported that it is now dangerous for men to wear shorts in public; they no longer allow their children to play outside in shorts.

* People who wear jeans in public have come under attack from what staff members describe as Wahabis and Sadrists.