Int'l Issues Pakistan Planning "Osama-Land" Amusement Park - Page 3

gblowfish · 02-05-2013, 09:27 AM

I wish I was kidding....

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/worl...icle-1.1254928

The town where Osama Bin Laden was killed will soon boast the Disneyland of Pakistan.

Officials in Abbottabad, where the 9/11 mastermind met his fate at the hands of U.S. Navy SEALs, is planning to build a $30 million amusement park to boost tourism.

But don’t expect the park to be filled with Al Qaeda-themed attractions such a fatwa funhouse or jihadist zipline.

“This project has nothing to do with Osama Bin Laden,” Syed Aqil Shah, minister for tourism and sports in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan, told reporters.

The park will instead be very similar to ones in America.

Shah said the park will have a wildlife zoo, food courts, waterfalls, jogging tracks, rock-climbing walls and a miniature golf course.

Ground will be broken later this month on the first 50-acre phase of the project. Shah said the plans calls for the park to eventually be expanded by another 500 acres.

The Navy’s celebrated SEAL Team Six killed Bin Laden on May 2, 2011, during their daring raid on the Abbottabad compound where Bin Laden had been hiding out.

The compound has since been demolished out of fear it would become a shrine for Al Qaeda followers. A replica of the compound was built for the Oscar-nominated film “Zero Dark Thirty,” which chronicles the Bin Laden take-down mission.

Shah made clear that the ground where Bin Laden’s compound once stood will not be part of the amusement park.

He insisted the amusement park is not an attempt for the town to polish its tarnished image as Bin Laden’s longtime safe haven.

“We are working to promote tourism and amusement facilities,” Shah said.

dmahurin · 02-06-2013, 04:54 AM

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Originally Posted by blaise

The B.O. there must be intense.

The only way I can accurately describe the air in the Middle East countries I've been to is to take a sweaty sock, fill it with Cheetos, and hang it from your rear view mirror in the middle of summer and drive around with your windows closed and the heat on.

InChiefsHell · 02-06-2013, 05:45 AM

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Originally Posted by dmahurin

The only way I can accurately describe the air in the Middle East countries I've been to is to take a sweaty sock, fill it with Cheetos, and hang it from your rear view mirror in the middle of summer and drive around with your windows closed and the heat on.

This. A buddy of mine was in Kuwait doing transportation runs to Baghdad and back. Said the moment he hit the ground the whole place smelled like the inside of a locker room full of sweaty camels...

HonestChieffan · 02-06-2013, 06:03 AM

Hope they have a skeet range

Dave Lane · 02-06-2013, 07:27 AM

This will all blow over.

02-05-2013, 09:27 AM
gblowfish Be Kind To Your Pets Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Glorious Independence, MO Casino cash: $3138243	Pakistan Planning "Osama-Land" Amusement Park I wish I was kidding.... http://www.nydailynews.com/news/worl...icle-1.1254928 The town where Osama Bin Laden was killed will soon boast the Disneyland of Pakistan. Officials in Abbottabad, where the 9/11 mastermind met his fate at the hands of U.S. Navy SEALs, is planning to build a $30 million amusement park to boost tourism. But don’t expect the park to be filled with Al Qaeda-themed attractions such a fatwa funhouse or jihadist zipline. “This project has nothing to do with Osama Bin Laden,” Syed Aqil Shah, minister for tourism and sports in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan, told reporters. The park will instead be very similar to ones in America. Shah said the park will have a wildlife zoo, food courts, waterfalls, jogging tracks, rock-climbing walls and a miniature golf course. Ground will be broken later this month on the first 50-acre phase of the project. Shah said the plans calls for the park to eventually be expanded by another 500 acres. The Navy’s celebrated SEAL Team Six killed Bin Laden on May 2, 2011, during their daring raid on the Abbottabad compound where Bin Laden had been hiding out. The compound has since been demolished out of fear it would become a shrine for Al Qaeda followers. A replica of the compound was built for the Oscar-nominated film “Zero Dark Thirty,” which chronicles the Bin Laden take-down mission. Shah made clear that the ground where Bin Laden’s compound once stood will not be part of the amusement park. He insisted the amusement park is not an attempt for the town to polish its tarnished image as Bin Laden’s longtime safe haven. “We are working to promote tourism and amusement facilities,” Shah said.
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