It was a street vendor selling khirret, a very rare and special sweet from the marshlands of southern Iraq. It’s very expensive at $50 USD for a kilo! It’s powdery and chalky but not flavorless.

A related question under review is whether Public Warehousing, which delivered the food to the troops, improperly took refunds it received from these suppliers, the Journal reported.

The panel will take place on Monday, Aug. 12 at the DoubleTree Missoula – Edgewater at 100 Madison Street. The program starts at 11:30 a.m. and ends at 1 p.m. with lunch.