Deputy Secretary William J. Burns delivered the remarks at today's ceremony to open the new U.S. Consulate in Herat, Afghanistan:
And so we are here to celebrate the opening of the consulate -- this remarkable refurbished facility, leased from the Municipality of Herat. This was truly a community effort – we purchased local products to use in the refurbishment, some of which you can see on display in the waiting room next door. World-class quality, Chesht-e-Sharif marble now graces some of the floors. Every week, on average, more than 70 Afghans contributed their time and skills to the consulate’s construction. One expert carpenter turned plain packing crates into beautifully carved room dividers. And artwork produced by students from Herat University is displayed on the walls of the consulate.
That "remarkable refurbished facility" is not bad. Kudos to OBO.
As for the other remarkable refurbished facility in Afghanistan, the less said, the better.
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TSB: Do you think this one will garner any support? To me it's just common sense and I'd vote against anyone who didn't support it. gwb
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) on Tuesday introduced the Preserving Freedom from Unwarranted Surveillance Act, which would require the government to get a warrant before using aerial drones to surveil U.S. citizens.
Great witty post from JuanCole today saying the world's disappointment with Obama is rational while the USA has turned on him mostly because we are ignorant idiots living in (big) company town. gwb
http://www.juancole.com/2012/06/global-disappointment-in-obama-actually-rational-unlike-in-us-pew.html
Well, at least Cole agrees that pretty much everyone else is disappointed with Obama. That shows he has a grip on reality, even if he *is* confused by the anthropometric global warming thing.
lol... anthropometric? gwb
TSB: Maybe anthropometrics is what the Mariners were using when they decided to pay Sean Figgins $36 million. He's now the most expensive late innings pinch-runner in history!
gwb
Yeah, anthropogenic, antropo-whatzis, as in "man made" global warming. I think the man-made part of it refers to the hysteria mongering.
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