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06-06-2005, 07:24 PM

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Benchmark 1,000th Reconstruction Project Completed

By Denise Calabria
Gulf Region Division
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Baghdad, Iraq – The public spotlight recently shone on an unassuming, eight-classroom school in the town of Zakho, Iraq, and for good reason. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Gulf Region Division, responsible for oversight of reconstruction in Iraq, announced it had identified Betas School as its 1,000th completed reconstruction project.
The Betas School, located amid rolling hills on the outskirts of the town of Zahko, in the northern-most province of Dahuk, is home to headmaster Ibraheem Nuri, 60 students, and seven classroom teachers.
When asked for his reaction to the school’s renovations, Headmaster Nuri was visibly pleased and proud.
“I have been the headmaster at Betas School for many years,” he said, “but I never imagined it could be such a wonderful school. I am very happy for the teachers and students.”
Nuri and his students took part in the school’s ribbon cutting ceremony. The children presented flowers and refreshments to all invited guests, including local government and tribal representatives.
Colonel Kurt Ubellohde, District Engineer, Gulf Region Northern District, and numerous Corps staff members, as well as members from Washington Group International, the company that performed the renovations, also attended the ceremony and local Kurdish television and U.S. military media chronicled the event.
Renovations to the school included the replacement of water tanks, water piping, and sewer pipes; installation of toilets, lavatories, and sinks; the laying of a concrete floor and terrazzo tiles; installation of ceiling fans, interior and exterior lights, and a school bell. Additionally, in the interest of both student and staff wellbeing, repairs were made to the school safety wall.
While GRD identified Betas School as the 1,000th project, the pristine schoolhouse also serves as a symbol of the 840 planned school projects throughout the country. To date, 171 of these projects are ongoing and 580 school projects are completed.
Spending on reconstruction projects in Iraq has reached over $5.5B. Thus far, of the 3,200 total GRD planned projects countrywide, 2,389 have started, 1,215 are ongoing, and 1,174 have been completed in the sectors of Buildings, Health, and Education; Oil, Security and Justice, Electricity, Transportation/Communications, and Public Works and Water.

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Note: Denise Calabria is the Public Affairs Specialist at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Gulf Region Division. Requests for more information should be directed to Denise at (540) 665-1233. Email requests can be sent to Denise.Calabria@tac01.usace.army.mil. For more information on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in Iraq, visit www.grd.usace.army.mil.

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06-07-2005, 09:50 AM	#2
forwardwarning whore Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Australia Posts: 280/0.20 Threads: 1 Friends Network	Re: Iraq stuff you WON'T see on the news Go team indeed... I wonder why the news only ever shows the suicide bombings in Iraq... they never seem to acknowledge any form of rebuilding. Not here at least...

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06-07-2005, 09:54 AM	#3
skept The Original Aussie. Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Aussie Posts: 4,485/3.29 Threads: 49 Friends Network Gold Member	Re: Iraq stuff you WON'T see on the news Reckon. We get to see nothing in the way of that stuff. But i suppose who would be interested in people building stuff when theres people blowing shit up?

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06-07-2005, 02:33 PM	#4
*michaeljohn* Scotlands finest SuperMod Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Glasgow Scotland Heritage: Scotsman; Pict Posts: 40,122/21.61 Threads: 2814 Friends Network	Re: Iraq stuff you WON'T see on the news It is because the media likes to show the bad stuff. I had a post a few months back in this forum about all the things we had helped the Iraqis with. Of course, the media is basically liberal and won't show us that!
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06-07-2005, 06:15 PM

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It is because the media likes to show the bad stuff. I had a post a few months back in this forum about all the things we had helped the Iraqis with. Of course, the media is basically liberal and won't show us that!

I would argue that the media shows things that will get higher ratings. A saying of the industry: "If it bleeds, it leads."

Its sad but but people would rather watch the bad stuff than the good stuff. More acurately, its not that they LIKE it so much as they feel the need to watch the things that worry them. All the good things bore people. They change the channel.

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06-07-2005, 06:27 PM	#6
*Juan.©amaney* Groin Grabbingly Good Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: North Mexico . . . Penis Size: Python Posts: 17,395/8.14 Threads: 504 Friends Network	Re: Iraq stuff you WON'T see on the news Ratings are what leads network TV. Even those news shows on cable that say they are Fair are just a bunch of croc. The best way to learn about US news is to pick up a foreign news paper.
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06-08-2005, 02:24 AM

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Ratings are what leads network TV. Even those news shows on cable that say they are Fair are just a bunch of croc.

The best way to learn about US news is to pick up a foreign news paper.

You are qouting Fox News - Fair and Balanced.

Not! Negative news always brings better ratings
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06-08-2005, 09:31 AM	#8
polgas whore Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: my house Posts: 85/0.07 Threads: 1 Friends Network	Re: Iraq stuff you WON'T see on the news i agree. i wouldnt be interested in reading about building stuff ... although, i also ignore the suicide bombing news, its a hell of a lot better news than the first post. its exactly the same here in the Philippines. CNN and all those other news networks report on kidnappings, bombings, terrorists, rebels, etc. in the south yeah, well ... ive lived here all my life (in the north) and ive never seen a rebel in my life. people around the world assume that the whole country is like that. the fighting (if there are) goes on thousands of miles from Manila (capital)

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06-20-2005, 04:35 PM	#9
dade murphy whore Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Birmingham Posts: 355/0.23 Threads: 18 Friends Network	Re: Iraq stuff you WON'T see on the news You must remember, anything that makes the USA and or the President look good the media will not air.

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