Some
people have no fear. Or if they do, they shrug it off in the face of adventure
and a purpose. And our dear Christopher Allbritton is back in Baghdad! The
farewell affair was at the v-e-r-y swanky Dylan Prime in Tribeca on Friday, May
7th and he was surrounded the entire night by friends, fans and
well-wishers. Among those were the charming “Tim,” a New Zealander
correspondent with a rockin’ Kiss shirt. His friend Ann, who also studies
Arabic with Chris’s teacher Amed, brought him along. Clive Thompson (writer for
the New Yorker, New York Times et al) was especially dapper in his suit and tie
and tres gentile as he ordered beverages for “Emily,” who was at the nervey mag
Nerver and is now Editor at the New Yorker. Slate writer and Lulu
Brooks-look-alike Michelle Goldberg and her prolific and generous husband
Matthew Ipcar amazed me with stories of their trips (yes, plural) to Iraq. It
was a lovely evening and we all wish Chris safe passages and much success with
his writing endeavors. (http://www.back-to-iraq.com)
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