'Disneyland' comes to Baghdad with..entertainment park


	'Disneyland' comes to Baghdad with..entertainment park

jatfla

4-24-2008 10:53 AM

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jatfla says:

I *know* Iraq is going to prosper. Whether the US will continue to the the major player there, only time will tell. But this is good news. The main issue, of course, is security.

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Mr Werner, chairman of C3, a Los Angeles-based holding company for private
equity firms, is pouring millions of dollars into developing the Baghdad Zoo
and Entertainment Experience, a massive American-style amusement park that
will feature a skateboard park, rides, a concert theatre and a museum. It is
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The 50-acre (20 hectare) swath of land sits adjacent to the Green Zone and
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