New Vacation Paradise

There was only one possible explanation for this story, but I've checked and re-checked my calendar and it isn't April 1st:

Kim Sengupta, The Independent: "Iraq plans hotel and theme parks for a tourism boom"

The building will have to be built to withstand mortar and rocket attack, just as the one major existing hotel in the Green Zone, Al Rashid, was built to do. Despite the carnage outside and its shabby appearance, the Rashid can still charge $150 (£86) a night.