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Politics : Impeach George W. Bush

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To: TimF who wrote (80097)5/17/2007 3:30:04 PM
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Baghdad's Green Zone no longer an oasis of security
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Article Last Updated: 05/10/2007 11:02:55 AM EDT

BAGHDAD -- A sharp increase in mortar attacks on the Green Zone -- the one-time oasis of security in Iraq's turbulent capital -- has prompted the U.S. Embassy to issue a strict new order telling all employees to wear flak vests and helmets while in unprotected buildings or whenever they are outside.

The order, obtained by The Associated Press, has created a siege mentality among U.S. staff inside the zone after a recent suicide attack on parliament. It has also led to new fears about long-term safety in the place where the U.S. government is building a massive and expensive new embassy.

The situation is a sharp turnaround for the heavily guarded zone -- long viewed as the safest corner of Baghdad with its shops, restaurants, American fast-food outlets and key Iraqi and U.S. government offices.
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