US officials being investigated for $730m US Embassy in Baghdad, Iraq ~ $138m overrun
The biggest escape resort in the world currently under construction is the US Embassy in Iraq. Perhaps nowhere in the world is an American safe zone with a few happy moments more desired. They call the area "The Green Zone" for a reason. According to the AP and MSNBC, the embassy itself will sit on a massive 104 acres, which is six times larger than the United Nations site in New York.
Even with the proposed improvements, people were recently taking large swings at the generally highly dedicated people of the State Department because they were having trouble filling volunteer positions to go to Iraq for diplomatic tours. It’s not hard to imagine why people are no lining up, even though Secretary Rice says that they are almost to their "recruitment" goals.
Now, according to this article at The Guardian, the US justice Department is investigating cost overruns and design changes. According to the article’s author, Ewen MacAskill, "In a report for a congressional hearing this week the justice department disclosed it was investigating two unnamed state department officials, a ‘person of interest’ and a ’subject of investigation’."
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Posted on November 18, 2007
Filed Under Current Affairs, Deserts, Government, Pools, War |
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