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An American Embassy with All the Amenities
Key Excerpts from Article on Website of Talk of the Nation (NPR)
Talk of the Nation (NPR), October 4, 2007
Posted: October 19th, 2007
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1499350...
Posted: October 19th, 2007
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1499350...
The new U.S. embassy in Baghdad is shaping up to be the largest and most lavish embassy in the world. Tucked inside the heavily fortified Green Zone, the $600-million compound will include grocery stores, a movie theater, tennis courts and a club for social gatherings. In "The Mega Bunker of Baghdad," Vanity Fair reporter William Langewiesche describes the compound and argues that it's not being built for diplomacy.
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