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And, yes, I DO take it personally: Call to action - post the Iraq Embassy photos all over the goddam blogosphere
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Thursday, May 31, 2007

Call to action - post the Iraq Embassy photos all over the goddam blogosphere

i'm feeling more than a little feisty this evening...

from think progress...

On Tuesday, ThinkProgress highlighted photos of the U.S. embassy in Iraq, which is set to open in September. Projected to cost $592 million, the embassy will have a staff of 1,000 people and operating costs will total $1.2 billion a year. The complex will be 104 acres, which is the size of approximately 80 football fields.

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According to news reports, “Some U.S. officials acknowledged that damage may have been done by the postings and used expletives to describe their personal reactions.” But what kind of damage has been done — damage to security or public relations?

ok, goddam it, if that's the game they want to play, i was first in line in the think progress post's comments section to volunteer to post the goddam pictures on this blog...

here ya go... and if i find any more, i'll post them too...



Main building, front entrance

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