The following is not a news story. It totally lacks emotional content or information with an immediate local impact. It is simply a dry report of what steady work is accomplishing and therefore by journalist standards, boring.
Taking it to the Courts: Tikrit, Iraq - Iraq has been serious in its efforts to improve the rule of law. In order to help the city provide judicial services to the 100, 000 residents of the city, the Takrit courthouse received a facelift and an addition. … The courthouse was renovated in order to provide better conditions so that the new political leaders to do their important work. The project was managed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Gulf Region North District.This is merely a story about the effort to “improve the rule of law”. The MSM is all over the May Day immigrant marches and any anti-war antics or pre-planned celebrity protest, because American society functions within a rule of law and we absolutely take that fact for granted. Meanwhile, the U.S. Corps of Engineers is working to make sure the court buildings in Iraq have bathrooms that work and wiring that supports computers, so the people who elected this government have ways, other than violence, to resolve their disputes. Picket signs are party toys. This bit of non-news is about effective activism for social justice.
The electrical renovation included new wiring and fixtures throughout the old building; bringing it to a standard which will support modern computer and electronic technology. A newly constructed annex building adds capacity to the facility and provides for a more efficient work flow. Included in the new annex is a reception area, restrooms and office spaces that will improve the functionality of the courthouse.
