The next Castle in Iraq...Times Online

[UCLA Dem]

"THE question puzzles and enrages a city: how is it that the Americans cannot keep the electricity running in Baghdad for more than a couple of hours a day, yet still manage to build themselves the biggest embassy on Earth?"

...

"In the pavement cafés, people moan that the structure is bigger than anything Saddam Hussein built. They are not impressed by the architects’ claims that the diplomatic outpost will be visible from space and cover an area that is larger than the Vatican city and big enough to accommodate four Millennium Domes. They are more interested in knowing whether the US State Department paid for the prime real estate or simply took it."



http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/iraq/article712424.ece

[cassiepriam]

1. And what the heck is a Millennium Dome??? nt

[bryant69]

2. It's a Dome you construct to keep your Mellenium in.

Bryant
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[cassiepriam]

11. I don't think I have a millennium, but then again I have gained a few pounds. :(

[kenny blankenship]

3. one of these

at the time of its construction it was the largest single roofed building in the world, probably still is the largest.

[cassiepriam]

5. Now I know what one looks like, but what is it used for?

And why??

[kenny blankenship]

7. it's 365 meters in diameter making it large enough for frog jumping contests

they had some Millennial celebration events there back in 2000. There've been various internationals sporting events since. The Dome appears to have been a flop as an exhibition site. It will be a centerpiece of the 2012 Olympic games. Now it is mainly used for jokes about Tory bLiar.

[cassiepriam]

10. Thank you! Now I get it......... nt

[TahitiNut]

12. Awww... that's just a grand bumbershoot.

:silly:

[Missy M]

4. To me it's an indication we are never going to leave Iraq....

it is an interesting point about whether the US State Department paid for the prime real estate or simply took it. I wonder what the answer is.

[alfredo]

6. I thought it quite appropriate that bush's people in Iraq

set up shop in the "Republican Palace."

[rodeodance]

8. they call “George W’s palace” rising from the banks of the Tigris.

rritation grows as residents deprived of air-conditioning and running water three years after the US-led invasion watch the massive US Embassy they call “George W’s palace” rising from the banks of the Tigris.

In the pavement cafés, people moan that the structure is bigger than anything Saddam Hussein built. They are not impressed by the architects’ claims that the diplomatic outpost will be visible from space and cover an area that is larger than the Vatican city and big enough to accommodate four Millennium Domes. They are more interested in knowing whether the US State Department paid for the prime real estate or simply took it.

While families in the capital suffer electricity cuts, queue all day to fuel their cars and wait for water pipes to be connected, the US mission due to open in June next year will have its own power and water plants to cater for a population the size of a small town.

[babydollhead]

9. ugh