US moves from Saddam Hussein’s palace to new embassy
January 1, 2009 by Editor · Leave a Comment
Baghdad – It is the most expensive embassy in the world, but hardly the most comfortable.
After five years of occupying the gilded halls of Saddam’s Republican Palace, US diplomats in Iraq will complete their move into a new residence that has the charm of a high-security prison and about as much recreational space.
Today the empty, marble-tiled palace will be handed over to the Iraqis and US diplomats will be confined [ read more ]
by Oliver August| on timesonline website | Posted: 1 January 2009
