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"BAGHDAD (AP) — On the banks of the Tigris River one recent evening, young
Iraqi men and women in jeans and sneakers danced with joyous abandon to a local
rap star as a vermillion sun set behind them. It’s a world away from the terror
that followed the U.S. invasion 20 years ago.
Iraq ’s capital today is throbbing with life and a sense of renewal, its
residents enjoying a rare, peaceful interlude in a painful modern history. The
wooden stalls of the city’s open-air book market are piled skyward with dusty
paperbacks and crammed with shoppers of all ages and incomes. In a suburb once
a hotbed of al-Qaida, affluent young men cruise their muscle cars, while a
recreational cycling club hosts weekly biking trips to former war zones. A few
glitzy buildings sparkle where bombs once fell."
Via Frederick Wilson II.
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
