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On AlterNet: embassy

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "embassy"

Pushing Boulders and Sleeping on Cardboard: A Story of Trafficking in Iraq

Pushing Boulders and Sleeping on Cardboard: A Story of Trafficking in Iraq

David Phinney, AlterNet. June 20, 2007.
When Ramil Autencio arrived in Iraq, he had the promise of a two-year job, making $450 a month to better life for himself and his family in the Philippines. What he got was a wartime nightmare.

Baghdad Embassy Investigated for Labor Trafficking and Abuse

Baghdad Embassy Investigated for Labor Trafficking and Abuse

David Phinney, IraqSlogger. June 1, 2007.
New evidence reveals previously unreported instances of appalling living conditions, abuse and coerced labor in the building of the U.S. embassy in Baghdad.

The Colossus of Baghdad: A Mammoth New American Embassy in Iraq

The Colossus of Baghdad: A Mammoth New American Embassy in Iraq

Tom Engelhardt, Tomdispatch.com. May 30, 2007.
The U.S. is building an embassy in the heart of Baghdad's embattled Green Zone that will be the largest embassy on the planet -- big enough to embody the Bush administration's vision of an American-reordered Middle East.

Building an Embassy Fit for an Empire

Building an Embassy Fit for an Empire

Adil E. Shamoo, The Baltimore Sun. March 22, 2007.
The United States is building a massive embassy complex in the heart of Baghdad that is already becoming a symbol of America's imperial ambitions in the Middle East.