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Robbien Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-24-08 04:35 PM
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Disneyland type park being considered for Baghdad (land already bought)
At the cost of nearly $500 million, a Los Angeles-based company is “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.” The park “is being designed by the firm that developed Disneyland.” The company’s owner says “the time is ripe” for profit and entertainment to collide in Iraq

Mr Werner, who has been sold a 50-year lease on the site by the Mayor of Baghdad for an undisclosed sum, says that the time is ripe for the amusement park

http://thinkprogress.org/2008/04/24/baghdad-to-get-disneyland-style-amusement-park/



They had better hurry up and get a no-fly zone arrangement for the land from the US military. With the number of daily bombing runs increasing, someone better tell the bombers not to bomb Mickey.
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bushmeister0 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-24-08 04:38 PM
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1. The underground prisons will come in handy, too.
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hobbit709 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-24-08 04:39 PM
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2. I can see it now
Find the IEdland, the Shia/Sunni are scum twin rides, the kill the occupiers game palace, see your favorite jihadists in costume handing out treats to the kiddies.
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Ian David Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-24-08 04:40 PM
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3. The good news is, the land must be really cheap. n/t
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Robbien Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-24-08 04:47 PM
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9. I expect the parcel of land is right next to the huge US Embassy complex
Perhaps between it and the Green Zone, both of which are never going to be returned to the Iraqis.

Just one more huge piece of Iraq which no longer belongs to Iraqis.

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Diclotican Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-24-08 04:57 PM
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16. Robbien
Robbien

I guess that, if the way is going that wrong, as some believe, even the US embassy would not be in US hands so many year down the road...

We all know (by experience or by history books) what happened in Saigon in 1975 when the last american, and their "friends" was been send out by helicopter, on the Embassy roof....

And we know also, that it was costing United States more than 25 year with embarrassment over what happened, and what is know about the war in Vietnam today

The War in Vietnam ended in 58.000 dead soldiers.. 10.000 MIA and so on,.. How many AMERICAN would be killed when the Iraq was is "ended".. 3 million Vietnamese was killed before the last american soldiers was lifted away from the roof of the Embassy in Saigon. How many iraqi would be killed, before the war is ended.. The numbers are today between 100.000 iraqis, to 1.000.000 iraqis...

Diclotican

Sorry my bad english, not my native language
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OmahaBlueDog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-24-08 04:41 PM
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4. Have you seen the plans for Dubailand, just down the gulf?
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bushmeister0 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-24-08 04:46 PM
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7. Oh my gosh, my dyslexia made me read that as "dubya' land."
Why not name it after the guy who made this park possible?
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bushmeister0 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-24-08 04:42 PM
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5. Finally, a kiddie park Michael Jackson can go to again.
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lpbk2713 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-24-08 04:45 PM
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6. So that's why Cheney was over there.




He probably brokered the deal and put a huge chunk in his pocket.







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bushmeister0 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-24-08 04:47 PM
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10. So, they will have shooting ranges too?
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Subdivisions Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-24-08 04:46 PM
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8. The Shock Doctrine in white-hot action. n/t
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kestrel91316 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-24-08 04:50 PM
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11. Somebody please tell me this is from The Onion.........
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Robbien Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-24-08 04:56 PM
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14. Nope, Sorry, ThinkProgress sourced it from timesonline
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/iraq/article3802051.ece

The Onion is no match for reality these days.
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Diclotican Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-24-08 04:50 PM
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12. Robbien
Robbien

What a SILLY THING... This is NOT what Iraq need... What Iraq need, are not Donald Duck and Main Street USA.. What Iraq need more than everything is a MARSHALL plan... To rebuild what was wrong before the invasion. And what is WRONG TODAY...

If US managed to rebuild West Europe, with the Marshall plan.. Why cant UNITED STATES OF AMERICA do the same with Iraq, and the middle east??????.. What US are doing in Iraq today, is just plain STUPID.. And will cost MORE than US would know about...

I am crying for US, who are sitting in a hell of a problem, without possibility to get out... How the brave soldiers are being killed, by a STUPID ADMINISTRATION who deserve a LONG PRISON SENTENCE... :cry:

Or a trip to the HAGUE.. This Administration should be very happy we in Europe don't hang criminals, because we believe it to be inhumane

Diclotican

Sorry my bad english, not my native language
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Robbien Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-24-08 05:10 PM
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21. The US has no plans on rebuilding Iraq
no matter what. Or at least not rebuilding one for ordinary Iraqis.

Businesses are going to be given control of Iraq. This amusement park builder is just one of many vultures out there waiting to grab the spoils.

Unless we can get our Congress to make this Administration accountable for its crimes, the day of the US implementing Marshall Plan type arrangements is in the past I fear.

Hi Diclotican :hi: Nice to see you again.
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Diclotican Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-24-08 06:56 PM
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28. Robbien
Robbien

First US broke Iraq, and now they don't want to fix what is broke?... What a cynical game.. :sarcasm: But I am not sure that the ordinary Iraqi are whole into this type of colon ism. And would fight it nail and toe.. What ever some neo-cons in suits decide in Washington DC.. Nothing are as nationalism, when played right... And even if the Shia and Sunni muslims, and the kurds in the north can't agree about many things.. It looks more and more that the ordinary Iraqi are in full agreement about one thing. That US must go out, and that the ordinary iraqi have to rebuild what is broke in Iraq. On the timetable that the iraqi decide is right...

And that is maybe dangerous for the neo-cons, and others who are seeing Iraq as one of the best way to "promote american values" by force of arms.. You don't treat civilians that way, without expecting a backlash sometime.. And US have not doing nothing right in Iraq. Even if they had the whole concept of the Marshall plan to draw on.. The Marshall plan was a genius plan. And it rescued a whole continent, on the brink of 20 year with starving and dirt poor population.. The whole period after the WW2 was a nightmare for almost everyone in Europe.. And if it was not for the Marshall plan, and "free gifts from US" It might even also had been a nightmare for Europe.. The winters of 1947 and 1948 was so cold, that in many places in Europe people was freezing to their death.. And even here in Norway, who after 5 year with occupying forces by the german. And then 4 months with the brits (and by account from them who was living in Norway that time, the Brits was worse than the german, because germans was forbidden to do what the Brits was doing, some was raped, some was killed.. If a german was doing that he may be send to the eastern front - or shot by a squad..)

But anyway. In Norway the winter of 1947-48 was so cold, that the ships who was sailing to Oslo, have to stop at Drøbak, to take out their things there. And a train and lorries have to take the goods to Oslo... The ice was more than 2 meter thick... And it was much thank to oil from United States of America that not Norwegian in Oslo, and other City's was not freezing more than they was doing.. Almost free food, and other gods was given United States all the lever ange they needed in Norway as in other parts of the Western Europe.

This Admin have to be hold accountable for what they have been doing, both in US and in places like Iraq and Afghanistan. It would be painstaking, and it would cost.. And it would defiantly transform the american public, when the fact about this regime is coming out.. Even the mainstream Media would not be possible to deny that this Administration have destroyed a lot of what United States once was standing for.. Many things would explode if the media was willing to stick their head out. And do the right thing..

The attack on WTC in 2001 was horrible, and I for one was hoping that US would punish the right persons.. But instead of doing the right thing. They screwing the whole concept of an ALLIANCE and was going to a was, who everyone with an half a brain would understand was a lie... But it looks, on the outside that United States was been cowardice to do what this regime of your want it to do.. And that dissent was not allowed.. I know many americans who was in Norway when the Road to War was going on (not the movie, but before the war). And they was really scared about what happened. And this was honest, good american who I know well. Some of them I know, when the Abu Girab was coming out. was in the armed forces. And was honestly ashamed by what happened.. And they really hated it..

I know a few americans.. They are some people I would name good friends.. And honest people. No bad about them. But THIS ADMINISTRATION you have in US. I just have a extremely dislike for them and what they stand for. They are no better than the old nazis of europe.. I would say in fact they are worse.. The old Nazis of europe was brutal, but we know who they was.. The extremist of US are not rampaging around in brown shirts.. But rather lounge around in 10.000 suits and look decent, and speak softly. But what they are all around is world dominance... On the PNAC site you can read what they really want.. Dominance by force.. And it have NEVER ended well.. Not for Germany, and would not end good for United States of America... US have to LEARN from history, not repeat it...

Yes, good to se you again to;). I'm not sure where I was "seeing you" last time around.. But I have a feeling we have talked before;)

Diclotican

Sorry my bad english, not my native language
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Blue-Jay Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-24-08 04:54 PM
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13. Here's the prototype for one of the new rides:


Looks like fun!
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moggie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-24-08 04:56 PM
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15. It has to be a scam
The question is, what kind? Where will that $500m come from? Perhaps Mr Werner will con it out of wingnut investors, but in a year's time he'll announce that, sadly, despite the huge expenses his company has incurred, the project has to be abandoned. Or perhaps the money will come from the US taxpayer: hey, $500m is pocket change over there. Either way, Mr Werner and his colleagues will be mysteriously richer.
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enid602 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-24-08 04:58 PM
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17. dolls
I can just see the little animated dolls' heads exploding as they sing 'It's a small world.'
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Cleita Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-24-08 04:59 PM
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18. Maybe they ought to get Forest Lawn involved too.
You know the mortuary company and cemetary that runs Disneyland for the dead. With all that ethnic cleansing, suicide bombers and invasion forces in the country, business should be fantastically good!
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Bluebear Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-24-08 05:00 PM
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19. It's a land of bombings, a land of pain, it's a place where shrapnel falls down like rain....
Watch your step, there's a bomb,
over there? Grieving mom.
It's a Bush World after all.....
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kestrel91316 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-24-08 05:00 PM
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20. BTW, reading all the comments on that article is MANDATORY!!!
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thereismore Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-24-08 05:12 PM
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22. They already have one. It's in Abu Ghraib. nt
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bbernardini Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-24-08 05:12 PM
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23. I've already seen this being tossed around by Freep-types. According to them, DISNEY is building it.
They can't be bothered to read the article.
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bushmeister0 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-24-08 05:15 PM
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24. A perfect location for W.'s Presidential Lie-brary, no?
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kitty1 Donating Member (772 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-24-08 05:35 PM
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25. Haliburton will sponsor the Pirates of the Middle East ride...n/t
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damntexdem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-24-08 05:40 PM
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26. Just think of the rides:
The IED Coaster -- it's not the drop or the loop that makes this roller coaster the bomb.

The Green Zone Rocket Dodge'em Cars.

The Ever-Spinning Tea Cups -- turning a new corner every few seconds.

The Stay-the-Course No-Exit Maze.

The Abu Ghraib Funhouse.

The Looted Gift Shop.

SAM the Aerial Tram -- how long can your car stay aloft?

The Blackwater Shooting Gallery.

No-Tomorrow Land.

Fantasy Press-Conference Land.

And many more ...
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kitty1 Donating Member (772 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-24-08 05:52 PM
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27. Hilarious; Don't forget the BlackWater Lagoon Water Park
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