Iraqi Man Opens Pizzeria in Baghdad [View All]

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Soldiers in Baghdad are able to get a taste of home, thanks to Walid Mahmoud. He owns a pizzeria in the Iraqi capital.

Most Iraqis have no idea what pizza is, and certainly wouldn't know how to make one. But Mahmoud has worked in a family-owned pizza shop in Rome. When the Americans came to town, he scrapped together enough money to open his own pizzeria. The Wall Street Journal reports on a good day he sells nearly 200 pizzas.

But orders can drop to a handful depending on terrorist activity. He hopes after the American soldiers leave, there will be enough contractors left behind who'll want a pizza-to-go.

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