The Kansas City Star
Violent images flash from a television in an Iraqi restaurant in Kansas City’s old Northeast area. On screen young Iraqi men in Baghdad jump, scream and wave their fists. One tears savagely at an American flag.
Back at the Al-Shawi Restaurant, groups of young Iraqi men gather as well. Quiet as librarians they eat kebabs and drink hot tea. Others smoke or talk. All stare hypnotically at the screen.
As they monitor satellite broadcasts from Dubai, Lebanon and Abu Dhabi, they do not smile. They narrow their eyes and watch for news of an American-led invasion. While they worry about collateral damage, they say they support President Bush and dream of the day he removes Saddam Hussein from power.
Sure, Kansas Citians worry over war in Iraq. But few worry in the same way as the area’s several hundred Iraqi refugees.
