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To: Proud_Infidel who wrote (63098)	6/14/2005 7:31:14 PM
From: sea_biscuit	Read Replies (1) of 81568

Electricity top priority in Basra By James Whittington BBC World Service business reporter in Basra, Iraq Electricity remains at the top of Iraqis' demands in the southern city of Basra. Local residents are lucky to get more than three or four hours a day, even less than what they had before the war. [...] Living standards in and around Basra are pitiful. Aside from the lack of services, homes and buildings are in a crumbling state of disrepair. The streets are littered with rubbish, and pools of raw sewage are a feature of the city. [...] Lack of water Fresh water is also high on the list of priorities of Iraqis in the south. When most residents in Basra turn on their taps, the water they get - if any at all - is a cloudy colour because of the old and leaky pipe network throughout the city. Fixing that could take years. [...] The pace of rebuilding has been disappointing and it continues to be hindered by concerns about security and the violent insurgency. Although Basra has been relatively peaceful compared to Baghdad, foreign contractors are reluctant to work on the ground and those that do are accompanied by armed guards. [...] "Foreign companies are not willing to send their experts to the site because of security fears," he says. More than 22 cents of every dollar spent on reconstruction goes on security, according to a recent report on Iraq for the US Congress. Many people believe this is a conservative estimate. Iraqi oil revenues remain well below what they were expected to be more than two years after the war.

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