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TheMorningStar
April 25th, 2008, 11:19 AM
http://www.foxnews.com/images/366589/1_61_baghdad_disney_2.jpg

Llewellyn Werner admits he is facing obstacles most amusement park developers never have to deal with – insurgent attacks and looting.

When you are building an amusement park in downtown Baghdad, those risks come with the territory.

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/iraq/article3802051.ece

A $1 million skateboard park, the first phase of the development, will open in July. Parts for 200,000 skateboards and materials to build ramps will be shipped from America to Iraq for assembly at state-owned factories and distributed free to Iraqi children along with helmets and knee pads.

I kid you not, this guy compared drive by shootings in LA to the war in Iraq.
See video:
http://www.foxnews.com/video2/player06.html?042408/042408_an_park&Iraq%20Amusement%20Park&Americas%20Newsroom&Firm%20planning%20%27entertainment%20experience%27 %20for%20downtown%20Baghdad&World&-1&&&&&new

What do you think? Good idea, bad idea?

What, too soon?

impqueen
April 25th, 2008, 12:36 PM
y'know, he'd make a lot more bank if he'd put the damn thing in Branson.