Plans For U.S. Embassy In Baghdad Accidentally Posted Online

AP Via The Huffington Post : Detailed plans for the new U.S. Embassy under construction in Baghdad appeared online Thursday in a breach of the tigh
By Logan Murphy — May 31, 2007

US-Embassy-Plans AP Via The Huffington Post :

Detailed plans for the new U.S. Embassy under construction in Baghdad appeared online Thursday in a breach of the tight security surrounding the sensitive project.

Computer-generated projections of the soon-to-be completed, heavily fortified compound were posted on the Web site of the Kansas City, Mo.-based architectural firm that was contracted to design the massive facility in the Iraqi capital.

The images were removed by Berger Devine Yaeger Inc. shortly after the company was contacted by the State Department.

"We work very hard to ensure the safety and security of our employees overseas," said Gonzalo Gallegos, a department spokesman. "This kind of information out in the public domain detracts from that effort." Read more...

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