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US diplomats add a moat to their expenses at $1bn London embassy
http://www.timesonline.co.uk ^
| February 24, 2010
| Catherine Philp
Posted on 02/23/2010 6:45:20 PM PST by kcvl
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To: kcvl
"Photovoltaics in the buildings skin and on its roof will generate electricity." Ah yes....putting that legendary London sunshine to good use!
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posted on
02/23/2010 6:59:50 PM PST
by
Joe 6-pack
(Que me amat, amet et canem meum)
To: kcvl
That is going to be a swell mosque someday.
How will the Emir of France top that?
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posted on
02/23/2010 7:00:35 PM PST
by
Anti-Utopian
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posted on
02/23/2010 7:00:48 PM PST
by
kcvl
To: kcvl; All
Good paying jobs for London muzzies.
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posted on
02/23/2010 7:00:49 PM PST
by
stephenjohnbanker
(Support our troops, and vote out the RINOS)
To: Ticonderoga34
I’ll bet he bugs the place.
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posted on
02/23/2010 7:00:52 PM PST
by
mylife
(Opinions: $1.00 Halfbaked: 50c)
To: Joe 6-pack
“Ah yes....putting that legendary London sunshine to good use!”
You can get a tan standing in the English rain!
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posted on
02/23/2010 7:01:30 PM PST
by
jessduntno
(Stop being the Party of No. Be the Party of HELL NO!!)
To: RockinRight
A moat looks better than dragon’s teeth.
To: y'all
Borg will be Borg...
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posted on
02/23/2010 7:03:47 PM PST
by
Cyber Ninja
(His legacy is a stain OnTheDress)
To: Rennes Templar
“That costs a billion dollars? Good Lord.”
The walls are made of compressed $100 bills.
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posted on
02/23/2010 7:04:03 PM PST
by
stephenjohnbanker
(Support our troops, and vote out the RINOS)
To: jessduntno
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posted on
02/23/2010 7:06:04 PM PST
by
1rudeboy
To: Republic
The people who determine how to spend our tax money need to be thrown out of office.I agree. Now lets concentrate on those who need to go! Every effort needs to be made to eliminate the incumbent who wants to tax and spend.......
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posted on
02/23/2010 7:07:45 PM PST
by
eeriegeno
(<p>)
To: 1rudeboy
“Moats are timeless.”
True. A little leather on the interior of the Drawbridge though???
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posted on
02/23/2010 7:07:48 PM PST
by
jessduntno
(Stop being the Party of No. Be the Party of HELL NO!!)
To: kcvl
My oh my, political payback is so very, very lucrative on the democrat playground.
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posted on
02/23/2010 7:09:11 PM PST
by
Republic
(I love Rush)
To: kcvl
I don’t get it. We’re not at war with Islam, per Barak Obama. Why the extra security?
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posted on
02/23/2010 7:15:39 PM PST
by
Bryan24
(When in doubt, move to the right..........)
To: kcvl
A complex envelope of blast-resistant glass and a polymer skin (known as ETFE) will provide both security and energy efficiency while shading the building on its sun-exposed sides.
A job that brick could do and less expensively
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posted on
02/23/2010 7:17:34 PM PST
by
Chickensoup
(We have the government we deserve. Is our government our traitor?)
To: kcvl
That is one ugly looking piece of crap. And it's only going to cost us $1B.
What a load.
To: kcvl
"It also helps the building, which is estimated to cost about $500 million"
So how does 1/2 billion become a billion?
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posted on
02/23/2010 7:33:00 PM PST
by
guitarplayer1953
(Rebellion to Tyrants is Obedience to GOD! Thomas Jefferson)
To: kcvl
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posted on
02/23/2010 7:34:16 PM PST
by
Pan_Yan
(Is the sarcasm tag really necessary?)
To: Republic
The people who determine how to spend our tax money need to be thrown out of office.
This is an offense of the highest order. Especially now.
According to the article the old embassy has been sold for a billion dollars, so theoretically the new building should not involve any new tax dollars. Perhaps they could have saved some of the money.
To: eeriegeno
if it’s made of see through walls won’t that be a security problem.
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