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...stories of that ilk I may never need to pay for my own drink again. But as difficult as working in Iraq can be, many in the press corps here will tell you that, often, the hardest time is when you're not working. For a journalist, life in Baghdad is about two extremes: risking our lives pursuing stories and battling deadly boredom...
...Things have gotten worse on both fronts. Eighteen months ago the insurgency was not quite so well organized, jihadi groups were operating mainly outside Baghdad and Shi'ite militias were smarting from Moqtada al-Sadr's failed insurrection. It was possible to go out in the evening to a restaurant or a private home. My favorite hangout was a caf? attached to the city's best art gallery, where artists and intellectuals gathered every evening for stale coffee and sparkling conversation. Going out after dark now is out of the question: kidnapping gangs lurk in public places looking for lucrative...
...threatening. And not just for foreigners: markets are a favorite target of suicide bombers, and hundreds of Iraqis have been killed while buying groceries and vegetables. There are a couple of halfway decent supermarkets, but getting to either requires navigating through some of the most frequently attacked roads in Baghdad. My favorite store is in the Mansour district, once an upscale neighborhood but now the scene of almost daily kidnappings, gun battles and explosions...
Bobby is popular in Baghdad for another reason: he is a world-class cook of Indian food and is always eager to offer his skills. And whenever possible, Bobby likes to dine with his beloved wife Bipasha, who is 4,400 miles away in Singapore. If you look at the picture at the top of this page, you can see how they do it: he eats in front of the webcam on his computer while Bipasha nervously asks him how he is doing and tells him to be careful...
TIME: THOUSANDS OF SHI'AS TODAY DEMONSTRATED IN BAGHDAD, SHOUTING "DEATH TO ISRAEL! DEATH TO AMERICA...