Friday, January 16, 2009

Democracy Now! | Headlines for January 06, 2009

Democracy Now! | Headlines for January 06, 2009
US Opens Massive New Embassy in Iraq

In Iraq, the US has opened its massive new embassy in Baghdad. The $700 million building is the most expensive and largest embassy in the world. The 104-acre compound includes twenty-one buildings, a commissary, cinema, retail and shopping areas, restaurants, schools, a fire station, power and water treatment plants, as well as telecommunications and wastewater treatment facilities. The compound is six times larger than the United Nations in New York.