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To: NickSE who wrote (84222)3/20/2003 4:17:42 PM
From: Elsewhere  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 281500
 
The cave complex was built by the German firm Boswau & Knauer

The company with that name ceased to exist in 1983:
194.221.85.108

Fusion der THOSTI AG und der BOSWAU+KNAUER AG zur WALTER THOSTI BOSWAU-AG (WTB), Augsburg



To: NickSE who wrote (84222)3/25/2003 2:22:31 PM
From: Elsewhere  Respond to of 281500
 
Saddam's secret $150 million bunker

Seems like another area of Germany's decline is the bunker market. No mentioning of Boswau & Knauer as in the WorldNetDaily article. Saddam's latest and greatest shelters were built by Yugoslavia:

Saddam's Bunkers Said 'Impossible' to Destroy
news.yahoo.com

SARAJEVO (Reuters) - Underground bunkers built for Iraqi President Saddam Hussein can resist massive bombardment and those hiding inside could survive for up to six months, a retired Yugoslav army officer who helped build them said. ...

Fazlic said underground concrete fortresses were built by the former Yugoslav military in the cities of Baghdad, Mosul, Kirkuk, Basra and Nassiriya after Iraqi officials toured similar facilities in former Yugoslavia. ...