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2008-08-08 Iraq

Iraq allocates $10 billion reconstruction plan for Shiite slum

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Posted by Fred 2008-08-08 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top
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#1 That could have happened 4 years ago. Tater might not win future popularity contests.

Posted by McZoid 2008-08-08 01:57|| 2008-08-08 01:57|| Front Page Top

#2 10 down, 87 to go.

Posted by Bobby 2008-08-08 06:28|| 2008-08-08 06:28|| Front Page Top

#3 Isnt there an old saying that says you should never try to build a mansion out of a Shiite house?

Posted by junkirony 2008-08-08 07:28|| 2008-08-08 07:28|| Front Page Top

#4 All you need to know will be told by:

1 - Does it ever stop being a slum? (i.e. does the money get spent on urban renewal, or just sucked up by the usual corruption.)

2 - If it does stop being a slum, does it revert to being one again? If so, how soon?

Posted by M. Murcek">M. Murcek 2008-08-08 11:51|| 2008-08-08 11:51|| Front Page Top

#5 3. If it stops being a slum, can the poor people still afford to live there, or will they have to move to the next slum over? (gentrification)

Posted by trailing wife ">trailing wife 2008-08-08 12:17|| 2008-08-08 12:17|| Front Page Top

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