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Report finds big flaws with new U.S. Embassy in Iraq

Iraqi President Jalal Talabani speaks at the January opening of the new U.S. Embassy in Iraq. Full Article at CNN

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  1. AFP - The United States should seek a refund of up to 132 million dollars from the Kuwaiti company that built the massive US embassy in Iraq, which has "multiple significant" flaws, an audit recommends. Full Article at France 24

  2. WASHINGTON — The new $736 million U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, which American diplomats have occupied for 18 months, contains "multiple significant construction deficiencies," and the U.S. government should try to recover more than $130 million from the... Full Article at TwinCities.com

  3. WASHINGTON The sprawling U.S. Embassy compound in Baghdad is rife with shoddy construction, and the government should demand a $132 million refund from the Kuwaiti company that built most of it, says an audit released Thursday by the State Department's... Full Article at USA Today

  4. WASHINGTON - The State Department's internal watchdog called Thursday for officials to demand a rebate of more than $132 million from a company that built the massive new U.S. Embassy in Baghdad to make up for shoddy work. Full Article at MSNBC

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