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Baghdad Master Thread
« on: July 15, 2010, 09:58:02 AM »
Wondering if anyone can recommend any places to visit... Also I can't seem to find any SPG properties nearby, anyone have any suggestions?!

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Re: Baghdad Master Thread
« Reply #1 on: July 15, 2010, 10:02:08 AM »
Ok, seriously?
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Re: Baghdad Master Thread
« Reply #2 on: July 15, 2010, 10:04:11 AM »
LOL.

There are certainly a lot of kivrie tzadikim there.

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Re: Baghdad Master Thread
« Reply #3 on: July 15, 2010, 10:04:48 AM »
Well, I know of some places where they offer Amex upgrades (americans get express upgrade to martyrdom).

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Re: Baghdad Master Thread
« Reply #4 on: July 15, 2010, 10:10:48 AM »
Jackie Mason once said the Arabs loved his comedy so much they offered to fly him in, put him up in a fancy hotel, with the best restaurants, all expenses paid - including funeral expenses!

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Re: Baghdad Master Thread
« Reply #5 on: July 15, 2010, 11:03:26 AM »
Wondering if anyone can recommend any places to visit... Also I can't seem to find any SPG properties nearby, anyone have any suggestions?!
Maybe try in Teheran?
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Re: Baghdad Master Thread
« Reply #6 on: July 15, 2010, 11:13:50 AM »

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Re: Baghdad Master Thread
« Reply #7 on: July 15, 2010, 11:33:23 AM »
By the way lufthansa is starting with flights to bagdhad in a few month. Austrian flies to irbil, thats also in iraq, so *miles can be used
Royal jordanian flies to bagdhad as well, so aa miles can be used. Give it a little time and spg will be there.
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Re: Baghdad Master Thread
« Reply #8 on: July 15, 2010, 11:36:12 AM »
By the way lufthansa is starting with flights to bagdhad in a few month. Austrian flies to irbil, thats also in iraq, so *miles can be used
Royal jordanian flies to bagdhad as well, so aa miles can be used. Give it a little time and spg will be there.
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Re: Baghdad Master Thread
« Reply #9 on: July 15, 2010, 11:36:21 AM »
Anybody wanna join for a mr?
Martyr Run?
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Re: Baghdad Master Thread
« Reply #10 on: June 29, 2011, 01:00:24 AM »
Martyr Run?
Common Dan I am sure you have been to a host of Arab countries.

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Re: Baghdad Master Thread
« Reply #11 on: June 29, 2011, 01:26:55 AM »
actually pretty sure that you cannot use aa miles for rj to iraq

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Re: Baghdad Master Thread
« Reply #12 on: June 30, 2011, 07:23:44 PM »
Go check out the Shaheed Monument, it's only a couple of miles east of the central Jumhuriya Bridge which is built over the Tigris River (Nehar Peras).


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Re: Baghdad Master Thread
« Reply #13 on: July 01, 2011, 07:52:20 AM »
Maybe try in Teheran?

I actually would not be worried at all in Iran. Reports say that it safe and that they (the people) love Americans

Austrian flies to irbil, thats also in iraq, so *miles can be used

Lufthansa flies there as well as Turkish. Arbil is not really Iraq (Kurdistan) so I'd have no worries going there. Anyone in? I'd do a day trip

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Re: Baghdad Master Thread
« Reply #14 on: July 01, 2011, 12:03:41 PM »
I actually would not be worried at all in Iran. Reports say that it safe and that they (the people) love Americans
ive heard reports to the contrary. they arrest ppl and no one hears from them for years

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Re: Baghdad Master Thread
« Reply #15 on: July 03, 2011, 11:18:48 AM »
I think Damaxer was being sarcastic...

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Re: Baghdad Master Thread
« Reply #16 on: July 03, 2011, 11:45:21 AM »
I think Damaxer was being sarcastic...
he mightve been, but guys like rick steves paint a very rosy picture. take a look at his iran special, where he appears to enjoy it very much there and many of the people he meets are indeed pro america (iirc)

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Re: Baghdad Master Thread
« Reply #17 on: June 16, 2021, 10:16:14 PM »
@bluestrings all I can say is that you have a lot of faith in humanity. Crazy video!


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Re: Baghdad Master Thread
« Reply #18 on: June 17, 2021, 11:19:26 AM »
@bluestrings all I can say is that you have a lot of faith in humanity. Crazy video!


Are these Kurds (didn't watch the video)? Kurds are supposed to be friendly with Israel and by extension, Jews.

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« Reply #19 on: July 11, 2021, 01:56:24 PM »
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