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To: jlallen who wrote (20255)	6/1/2007 10:30:20 AM
From: Mr. Palau	Respond to of 71588

more from the gang that couldnt shoot straight "State Dept. Orders Site To Take Down Photos Of The $592 Million U.S. Embassy In Iraq 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. The architectural firm designing the embassy, Berger Define Yaeger, recently posted the designs for the colossus on its website (which is currently down). Today, the State Department ordered Berger to remove the images. AP reports: Detailed plans for the new U.S. Embassy under construction in Baghdad appeared online Thursday in a breach of the tight security surrounding the sensitive project. […] The images were removed by Berger Devine Yaeger Inc. shortly after the company was contacted by the State Department. 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 it is unclear whether the damage was done to security or public relations. (Aerial images of the embassy can be easily obtained from sites like Google Maps.) The real damage of these images comes from bolstering the perception of a long-term U.S. occupation. While Americans will be living in posh quarters, the citizens of Baghdad are currently surviving with just 5.6 hours of electricity a day. Baghdad was also recently rated the world’s worst city in which to live."

To: jlallen who wrote (20255)	6/1/2007 10:32:24 AM
From: Mr. Palau	Respond to of 71588

the final throes, part 476 "Al-Maliki said that some of the officer corps have been creating problems and even violating the security of military operations. I'm not afraid, but I have to watch the army, because those still loyal to the previous regime may start planning coups…"

To: jlallen who wrote (20255)	6/1/2007 10:36:28 AM
From: Mr. Palau	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 71588

stick a fork in rudy, looks like paul will last longer "Catholic Group Fighting Giuliani "The early success of Rudy Giuliani's presidential bid has provoked a groundswell of opposition from disparate forces including conservative Catholics, remnants of Pat Buchanan's presidential campaigns and regional political operatives seeking to break into the Republican firmament," reports the Huffington Post. "The opposition is united in its determination to block Giuliani, a supporter of abortion rights and gay rights, from becoming the GOP's standard bearer. But lurking just beneath the surface is another motive for these anti-Giuliani conservatives: cash. The groups hope to benefit from a large constituency of donors willing to write big checks to bring down the former New York Mayor City mayor. The donors include backers of Giuliani's competitors as well as ideologues of the right."