U.S. Army Brings Electrical Power To Iraqi Neighborhood.

Few media stories talk about the reconstruction taking place in Iraq. Most newspapers run wire-service reports from Iraq that focus on the political changes taking place in Iraq and the body-counts. This is a different kind of story from the U.S. Central Command's electronic newsletter. (Here.)

The U.S. Army and Iraqi officials recently collaborated to bring electrical power to a poor neighborhood north of Baghdad. The area's electrical system had suffered neglect during Saddam's rule. The new system brings power to 715 home residential networks.

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