Negotiators to Meet on Iraq, Relief Funds

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After missing a Memorial Day deadline, negotiators hope to seal agreement this week. The White House says a money crunch is threatening military operations and training accounts, especially for the Army, and could slow training and equipping of Iraqi soldiers.

http://www.forbes.com/home/feeds/ap/2006/06/05/ap2794724.html

I implore DUers to write their congresspeople to demand disclosure on how much of our Iraq money is going to pay for George's Iraq palace!

US "Embassy Iraq", the largest fortress in history, est. cost 1 billion
Iraqis call it "George W.'s Palace".

In the chaos of Iraq, one project is on target: a giant US embassy
From Daniel McGrory in Baghdad
May 03, 2006

THE question puzzles and enrages a city: how is it that the Americans cannot keep the electricity running in Baghdad for more than a couple of hours a day, yet still manage to build themselves the biggest embassy on Earth?

Irritation grows as residents deprived of air-conditioning and running water three years after the US-led invasion watch the massive US Embassy they call “George W’s palace” rising from the banks of the Tigris.

In the pavement cafés, people moan that the structure is bigger than anything Saddam Hussein built. They are not impressed by the architects’ claims that the diplomatic outpost will be visible from space and cover an area that is larger than the Vatican city and big enough to accommodate four Millennium Domes. They are more interested in knowing whether the US State Department paid for the prime real estate or simply took it.

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http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,7374-2162249,00.html

Is Our Baghdad Embassy being built with SLAVE LABOR?
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2006/5/16/92339/6430

Embassy? What embassy? The U.S. is building its grandest complex ever, anywhere, in Baghdad. Officially, it's a secret.
http://www.philly.com/mld/philly/news/nation/14628738.htm