Saturday, October 06, 2007
Festung Baghdad is FUBAR
While not yet shown to be as bad as the Iraqi police academy with the shit dripping from the ceilings, it may only be a matter of time with this crew.
The latest problem with the trouble-plagued new U.S. embassy complex in Iraq is that the sprinkler systems meant to contain a fire do not work, according to officials in Congress and the State Department.This is the complex that was alleged to have been built with Kuwaiti slave labor. The one that was personally investigated by Inspector General Krongard the Abysmal to prevent embarrassment to the contractors before the profits were banked. But our brave State Dept. is not worried.
The previously undisclosed problem in the $592 million project was discovered several weeks ago when the fire-safety systems were tested and pipe joints burst, State Department representatives recently informed Congress.
The embassy complex, being built by First Kuwaiti General Trade and Contracting Co., has been marred by repeated problems. In May, when kitchen facilities at a guard camp that is part of the embassy complex were tested, the electrical system malfunctioned and wires melted. A subsequent inquiry showed that First Kuwaiti had used counterfeit electrical wiring that did not meet specifications, according to testimony at a congressional hearing in July.
State Department spokesman Sean McCormack said Friday that it is unclear whether the embassy's problems are more than normal contracting delays, but he hinted that Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's patience is wearing thin.Normal contracting delays? Even people who live in mud huts know that melting wires and bursting pipes are NOT "normal contracting delays" unless you are a party to the fraud, which would be SOP for this administration.
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