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floda Donating Member (296 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-09-04 08:03 AM
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Tourism is a hard sell in lawless Iraq
By Dean Yates
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Budding British travel operator Don Lucey has a novel idea for a holiday -- visit Iraq.

Undeterred by kidnappings of foreigners, a raging insurgency and general lawlessness that probably makes Iraq the most dangerous place in the world, Lucey is planning a genteel tour for around 10 people at the end of September.

He is even bringing his 16-year-old daughter along.

"I'm adamant this trip will go ahead. It seems a forbidden place to visit, people are interested in that," said Lucey, a former soldier and policeman who worked in Iraq in 2003 and set up Bann Tours in Swindon the same year.

"It has a lot to offer, a lot of history. It's not just all war and people killing each other. Obviously terrorists scare a lot of people, but people like myself want to prove that they are not in control," he said in a telephone interview.

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http://www.reuters.co.uk/newsPackageArticle.jhtml?type=worldNews&storyID=561375§ion=news
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greatauntoftriplets Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-09-04 08:04 AM
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1. Is he NUTS????
:eyes:
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trotsky Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-09-04 08:08 AM
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2. No, but I guarantee you there are enough people who ARE
that he will probably sell out this trip.
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R Hickey Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-09-04 08:14 AM
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4. I hope he doesn't involve his 16 year old daughter
Putting her at risk doesn't agree with me.
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mainer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-09-04 08:13 AM
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3. I think this is a great idea! He should promote it on Fox News!
They're always looking for "good" news about Iraq. They claimed (according to "OutFoxed") that you have a greater chance of getting murdered in California than of dying while serving as a soldier in Iraq. So O'Reilly & Co. should push this as PROOF that Iraq is safe to visit! They should get busloads of Bush supporters to sign up as tourists. Let them see for themselves what a paradise Iraq has become!
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saigon68 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-09-04 08:40 AM
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6. Let them see for themselves what a paradise Iraq has become!
The natives are serving cool drinks to the visitors , cool towels are provided and scores of school children scatter flower petals in front of the tourists, as they deplane.

I CAN SEE IT NOW
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LeftHander Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-09-04 08:37 AM
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5. What a dumbass...
Risking his and his duaghter's life.
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struggle4progress Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-09-04 11:56 PM
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7. Lucky guests win free cemetary plots! eom
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