US Fortress In Iraq

I've been complaining about the lack of coverage about the embassy the US is building in Iraq. I haven't even heard much from Stewart or Colbert on the subject. Almost one billion dollars for the largest embassy/fortress ever constructed - in the world, and not a peep from our corporate stenographers. When they talk about "rebuilding" Iraq, maybe this is to what they are referring? However, Corpwatch has an excellent piece on the world's largest embassy, or as the article's author David Phinney writes, "the sprawling complex near the Tigris River will equal Vatican City in size." He's also done extensive research into First Kuwaiti's contract for the project and interviews of the workers discussing the terrible conditions under which they have to work.

You can read it here. Please do, and start talking about it.