“The world needs to go to war every once in a while, if only to teach you Americans a little geography,” - an officer in the Royal Commandos.

Iraqis enjoy new sports

Iraqis are enjoying new sports, thanks to the U.S. Army.

Baghdad residents recently awoke to Operations Baghdad Bowl which seeks to bring peace through American-style football...with a twist.

In this new operation, Baghdadis learn to duck and roll an armored soldiers charge through their residential neighborhoods. These soldiers are always looking for the "ball" but never finding it. Iraqis learn to block doors as they are kicked in.

The daily explosions of IEDs and mortars only adds to the excitement as Baghdad children, mothers and fathers rush towards the "goal of freedom". The 3rd Infantry Division has even been handing out uniforms for the "players" that are rounded up at the end of the day and taken to nearby prisons for rest.

And, while these bowl games are for fun only the score shows that a renegade team of insurgents and Iraqi freedom fighters seems to be winning. Just Kidding

War brings fabulous gifts for Eid

The unveiling of the Abu Neima's Eid Book is always eagerly anticipated, for the many wonderful gifts that go on display.

For the first time, Abu Neima will webcast its annual party from Baghdad on the Internet beginning at approximately 8:00 a.m. CSDT. The party will be streamed live online through a broadcast services agreement with UTube!, a leading global Internet media company. As part of the promotion, people can log on at any time to www.abuneima.broadcast.com to learn more about the history of Abu Neima's' famous His and Hers gifts and make suggestions for future gifts. By submitting an idea and registering within the site, web participants will have the opportunity to win a $4,500 shopping spree from Abu Neima by mail.

"Every year we search the world for the most unique items to feature in our Eid Book, and this Internet promotion allows us to share that experience with an expanded audience," said Holai Sharif, President and CEO of AN Direct. "We look forward to receiving thousands of witty and original gift ideas," she added.

"We are very pleased that Abu Neima chose Yahoo! to provide turnkey broadcasting solutions for this high-profile retail event," said Nate Smiley of UTube!. "Utube is enabling Abu Neima to add a new twist to an old tradition by bringing their exciting event to desktops everywhere."

The holidays are coming early for 50 Abu Neima customers who managed to place their calls into BMW to order the new 2007 BMW M6 Convertible that was featured in this year's AN Eid Book, as it went on sale today at 12 PM, EDT. As the clock struck noon, the phone lines were completely lit up with buyers who wanted to be sure they were among the first in the Baghdad to own the just-introduced Limited Edition M6. The Convertible sold out in a mere one minute, thirty-two seconds.

Billed as the "must-have" automobile for the person who has everything, the luxury convertible made its Iraq debut at the unveiling of the Abu Neima Eid Book in Dallas on October 3rd. Only 50 of these new Iraqi limited-edition models, built especially for Abu Neima, are being produced in the inaugural year. They feature custom Ruby Black exterior finish accented with Piano Black trim elements, and power sports seats wrapped in a custom Gold Brown shade of supple BMW Individual Merino leather. The car can launch you from 0 to 60 mph in just 4.5 exhilarating seconds, and features a powerful 5.0-liter V-10 engine that produces 500 horsepower.

The Limited Edition 2007 BMW M6 Convertible is featured on pages 96-97 of the 2006 Abu Neima Eid Book, and retails for (US$) 139,000. Just Kidding