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October 7, 2004
Oil for Politicians
Bush is taking some heat over the latest report by the Iraq Survey Group. But you have to note that France, Russia and the UN aren't comming out of this thing looking too good either. The Financial Times reports:
Saddam Hussein personally oversaw a scheme that directed secret oil gifts to hundreds of individuals and companies around the world that he believed could help have United Nations sanctions lifted, according to the chief US weapons inspector.
A report from Charles Duelfer, head of the Iraq Survey Group charged with looking for weapons of mass destruction after last year's US-led invasion, describes the granting of oil allocations as part of an effort to give others an economic stake in the regime's survival.
Recipients included prominent politicians in several countries, including France, Russia and Indonesia, the report says - as well as the senior UN official charged with managing Iraq's $64bn (£36bn) "oil-for-food" programme.
U.S. companies and individuals were also mentioned but due to U.S. privacy laws their names were not released.
Posted by Peter Mork at October 7, 2004 6:16 PM
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