Here’s an utterly head-scratching report on Baghdad (in war-torn Iraq, stupid) becoming a tourist destination. And the first thing that’s going to draw tourists in? A Baghdad skateboard park. Guh. From the report:
An L.A.-based holding company for equity firms, C3, has confirmed it’s starting “a $500 million project to build an amusement park on the outskirts of the Green Zone in an area encompassing the Baghdad Zoo. The first phase, a skateboard park, is scheduled to open this summer.”
While it’s somewhat flattering to think that skateboarding can help lead to the rejuvenation of a nation torn asunder by war, economic strife and an egomaniacal dictator with a moustache, there’s a small, cynical part of me that can’t help but think that this is just some clever plot to eradicate skaters by sending them to ride in the middle of a battlefield. Skate or die? Nope. Skate and die, snitches.
