The UN Administrative accounts. When the OFF program was setup 2.2% of the total revenue from the sale of Iraqi oil was allocated towards Administration of the program itself. The Commission has the following findings on the use of those funds (about $1.6 billion) The Committee finds that the ESD Account was not treated by …
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Iraqi PM says not all of Iraq will have elections
Well, it’s official. Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi said today (BBC) that “some pockets” of Iraq will not participate in the elections on January 30th. Presumably it would be because of the security situation. He said the pockets “are not large”… but until we learn exactly who will and will not be voting we can’t …
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US Senator calls for “Facts” on Iraq
So many times I have been taken to task for accusing the US of botching the situation in Iraq and creating far more hardship than was there before the invasion, or right after the fall of Saddam. Today I will simply point at Republican Senator Lincoln Chafee of Rhode Island. He said insurgents “pretty much” …