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mjohncoady · 05-04-2006, 07:46 AM

I stumbled on a report in an Australian newspaper's online version about the US embassy in Baghdad. In a nutshell, the $1 billion dollar project will be a self-contained city with its own power and water and is the only on time project in Iraq. The article also reported that the citizens of Baghdad were somewhat offended over the matter, commenting that it was bigger than anything Saddam had built. It also mentioned in passing that the average Baghdad household had electricity for only 4.5 hours per day.

Problem is... I can't find any other source reporting this, most notably US sources. Anybody seen anything about this?

05-04-2006, 07:46 AM	#1
mjohncoady Lost in Mexico Join Date: May 2006 Location: Ajijic, Jalisco, Mexico Posts: 6	Baghdad Embassy I stumbled on a report in an Australian newspaper's online version about the US embassy in Baghdad. In a nutshell, the $1 billion dollar project will be a self-contained city with its own power and water and is the only on time project in Iraq. The article also reported that the citizens of Baghdad were somewhat offended over the matter, commenting that it was bigger than anything Saddam had built. It also mentioned in passing that the average Baghdad household had electricity for only 4.5 hours per day. Problem is... I can't find any other source reporting this, most notably US sources. Anybody seen anything about this?