Five grand for a taxi ride!

tcmahoney · Nov 20, 2004

In Baghdad, of course.

"Small convoys of armoured cars and Western gunmen charge about £2,750 ($5,108) for the perilous journey."

Yikes. I wonder what the tip is? I also hope they give out receipts for expense reporting, too. Although I'd hate to have to try and sneak that one past accounting.

bigredfutbol · Nov 20, 2004

I like this part:

""You could jump in an Iraqi taxi with a gun and get there for $20," said one security contractor, quoted by the UK's Times newspaper.

But with kidnappings a daily occurrence and Westerners being sold to Islamist militant groups for about £150,000, he advised against it. "

A BIG discount for bringing your own gun. Fantastic.

topcatcole · Nov 20, 2004

bigredfutbol said:

A BIG discount for bringing your own gun. Fantastic.
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Wow. I guess they really are starting to understand American ways.

dreamer · Nov 20, 2004

tcmahoney said:

In Baghdad, of course.

"Small convoys of armoured cars and Western gunmen charge about £2,750 ($5,108) for the perilous journey."

Yikes. I wonder what the tip is? I also hope they give out receipts for expense reporting, too. Although I'd hate to have to try and sneak that one past accounting.
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The way the dollar is going, maybe they should start thinking about charging Yen instead.

Mel Brennan · Nov 21, 2004

tcmahoney said:

In Baghdad, of course.

"Small convoys of armoured cars and Western gunmen charge about £2,750 ($5,108) for the perilous journey."

Yikes. I wonder what the tip is? I also hope they give out receipts for expense reporting, too. Although I'd hate to have to try and sneak that one past accounting.
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'We didn't go in with a plan. We went in with a theory,' said a veteran State Department officer who was directly involved in Iraq policy