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The first part of Terry McCarthy's Where Things Stand series on ABC Monday played like a promotional feature from the Iraq Tourist Board as he traveled round the country. Part two, from the capital city, seems like a production of the Baghdad Chamber of Commerce. Granted, McCarthy offered a one sentence disclaimer: "There is still poverty in Baghdad, still shortages of electricity and water." Apart from that, just look at the "city reborn. Speed! Light! Style!" The pretty girls no longer covering their heads…fancy restaurants serve global cuisine…cheering crowds flock to soccer games…awesome antiquarian treasures are on display at the renovated museum…drag races thrill young men along the banks of the Tigris River…for night life, enjoy a rock concert. Check out that $2,000 chandelier.
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