Trading floor workers celebrated the bombing of Baghdad

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On the day the Iraq War began, in March 2003, trading was slow and all the televisions were tuned to the news. When the Baghdad sky lit up orange with explosions, the whole floor celebrated. “Kill those bastards! Kill those Arabs!” they cheered. Sade was silent. — Moustafa Bayoumi, How Does It Feel to Be a Problem? Being…, 704