Wednesday, May 24, 2006
Iraq - Beer, bikinis, Baghdad?
And have you seen the buffett?...
I'm so glad that I can post links. This story by Iason Athanasiadis just seems to belong in the "impossible, but true" category:
"Hundreds of diplomats, military people and contractors crowd into the noisy, air-conditioned premises for dinner, while others take their food out into the garden."
"Outside, in the garden, the beat of heavy rock music rolls around the lawn, striking a discordant chord with the softly illuminated architecture of the palace reflected in the pool."
"Suited State Department diplomats sit at the tables dotting the lawn, eating out of plastic, one-use trays alongside groups of T-shirt-wearing contractors, their M-3 rifles propped up against the garden chairs."
