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"Harry Hope" |
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14 May 2007 07:31:21 PM |
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U.S. Embassy employees in U.S.-controlled Green Zone are pissed at Bush |
http://www.realcities.com/mld/krwashington/news/world/17225907.htm
Mon, May. 14, 2007
By Leila Fadel
McClatchy Newspapers
BAGHDAD, Iraq -
U.S. Embassy employees in Iraq are growing increasingly angry over
what they say are inadequate security precautions in the heavily
fortified Green Zone, where recent mortar and rocket attacks have
claimed the lives of six people, including two U.S. citizens.
In spite of the attacks, embassy employees complain, most staff
members still sleep in trailers that one described as "tin cans" that
offer virtually no protection from rocket and mortar fire.
The government has refused to harden the roofs because of the cost,
one employee said.
A second official called it "criminally negligent" not to reduce the
size of the embassy staff, which a year ago was estimated at 1,000, in
the face of the increasing attacks and blamed the administration's
failure to respond on concerns that doing so might undermine support
for President Bush's Iraq policy.
"What responsible person and responsible government would ask you to
put yourself at risk like that? We don't belong here," the employee
said, adding, "They're not going to send us home because it's going to
be another admission of failure."
Embassy employees have been ordered not to talk about security
concerns or precautions with reporters, but three State Department
employees in Baghdad discussed the issue with McClatchy Newspapers.
All three asked not to be identified for fear that they'd lose their
jobs.
The officials also complained that important security precautions
appeared to have been set aside during highly publicized official
visits.
During a March 31 visit from Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., a high-profile
presidential candidate, the embassy lifted a requirement that
bulletproof vests and helmets be worn at all times.
When a rocket landed outside the U.S. Embassy while Vice President
***** Cheney and several reporters visited last week, no warning sirens
were sounded.
"Where were the sirens then?" one official asked.
"We don't belong here, and people are afraid to say it."
Official spokesmen have rebuffed requests for information about the
embassy, citing security concerns, and repeated requests for comment
from the embassy and the State Department in Washington went
unanswered Monday.
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MUTINY!!!
Harry
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| User: "ike milligan" |
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| Title: Re: U.S. Embassy employees in U.S.-controlled Green Zone are pissed at Bush |
14 May 2007 09:18:52 PM |
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"Harry Hope" <rivrvu@ix.netcom.com> wrote in message
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http://www.realcities.com/mld/krwashington/news/world/17225907.htm
Mon, May. 14, 2007
By Leila Fadel
McClatchy Newspapers
BAGHDAD, Iraq -
U.S. Embassy employees in Iraq are growing increasingly angry
Welcome to the club!
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