Us Embassy Iraq

U.S. Embassy In Baghdad Has "Multiple" Construction Flaws: Report

McClatchy | Warren P. Strobel | McClatchy Newspapers | Posted 10.22.2009 | World

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WASHINGTON -- The $736 million new U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, which American diplomats have occupied for 18 months, contains "multiple significant const...

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Cost Of Embassy In Iraq To Rise

Washington Post | Ernesto Londoño | Posted 09.28.2009 | World

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The cost of running the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad is projected to rise in the coming years as the world's largest diplomatic mission weans itself from t...

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US Embassy In Baghdad Built By Bush Must Be Downsized: State Department

McClatchy | Warren P. Strobel | Posted 08.22.2009 | World

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WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Embassy in Iraq, the government's largest overseas mission, is significantly overstaffed and needs to be downsized to reflect t...

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US Inaugurates New $700 Million Embassy In Baghdad

AP | CHELSEA J. CARTER | Posted 02.05.2009 | World

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BAGHDAD — The United States inaugurated its largest embassy ever on Monday, a fortress-like compound in the heart of the Green Zone _ and the mo...

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Future Uncertain For Vast US Embassy In Baghdad

McClatchy Newspapers | Posted 12.29.2008 | World

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Shelley's lines about a long-forgotten ruler's monument to himself come unavoidably to mind the first time one visits the new U.S. Embassy in Baghdad....

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Baghdad Embassy's Fire-Fighting System Is Defective

McClatchy | Warren Strobel | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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The fire-fighting system in the massive new $740 million U.S. Embassy in Baghdad is defective, according to documents obtained by McClatchy and U.S. o...

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Criminal Probe Underway Into US Embassy Construction In Baghdad

McClatchy Newspapers | Warren P. Strobel and Jonathan S. Landay | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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A mortar shell smashed into the hulking new U.S. Embassy that's under construction in Baghdad last May, damaging a wall and causing minor injuries to ...

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