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Green Zone reconstruction?

Bob Morris @ May 26th 2007 14:21 - Category: Unfiled

The new US embassy in the Green Zone has been completed, but they neglected to build enough armored housing so hundreds of embassy employees are sleeping in “tin-can trailers” with “no overhead protection.” Some have taken to wrapping themselves in Kevlar blankets when they sleep. Sweet dreams?

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5 Responses to “Green Zone reconstruction?”

  1. Eli Stephens on 26 May 2007 at 5:09 pm #

    Quoting Jon Stewart (in the future): “Whaaaaaaaa? (rubbing eyes)”

  2. Joe Hartley on 26 May 2007 at 9:09 pm #

    Perhaps the Bushies plan on importing competent people, as opposed to cronies, to run the embassy, and therefore don’t care if they get killed in the process.

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