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| The Beneficiaries of Saddamâs Oil Vouchers: The List of 270 |
| 2004-01-29 |
| Go to Memri for the complete article The following report from MEMRIâs Baghdad office is a translation of an article which appeared in the Iraqi daily Al-Mada,(1) which obtained lists of 270 companies, organizations, and individuals awarded allocations (vouchers) of crude oil by Saddam Husseinâs regime. The beneficiaries reside in 50 countries: 16 Arab, 17 European, 9 Asian, and the rest from sub-Saharan Africa and Latin America. Only a portion of the 270 recipients are listed and identified. |
| Posted by:tipper |
| #14 Rantburg U. B, well said. JDB, Thanks. Listening to the "on the 1/2 hr" radio this eve they layed the majority blame on Boris. That signals a real ass cover going on. Sit back Miesters, the next scene is about to play. |
| Posted by: Lucky 2004-1-29 11:18:18 PM |
| #13 Congratulations, you now own 79% of "Prisoners of love" Congratulations, you now own 87% of "Prisoners of love" Con... |
| Posted by: Monorail 2004-1-29 9:38:53 PM |
| #12 I feel like Gomer Pyle, saying, "SURPRISE, SURPRISE, SURPRISE!!! |
| Posted by: alaskasoldier 2004-1-29 6:20:17 PM |
| #11 The Russian state itself received 1,366,000,000 barrels. " We didn't use any of the oil he gave us comrade, honest! You want us to give the oil back to the Iraqi's then? Um... I'll get back to you. " |
| Posted by: Charles 2004-1-29 4:51:16 PM |
| #10 You know, it's almost funny...at least it would be if civilization didn't hang in the balance. Surfing the net you realize how pathetic national news coverage has become. You don't need the Lord Hutton/BBC fiasco to know that bribes/politics/power/greed color the news. But this...this...well..it almost makes you laugh. Go ahead, try to bury the news that Chirac and others were on Sadaam's payroll but there are some bits of news that just can't be buried. Rather, it is like you found out that your mother was a prostitue, or that your spouse was cheating. Try as one might to bury the hatchet, it simply cannot be buried. It will magically reappear during every argument/conversation/disagreement as the trump card. So the bottom line of what I'm saying is, that no amount of owning the news or propaganda will ever erase such news as this. Bury it on page A21. It will manage to resurface any ... and everytime... there is an argument. It's just there. It is a trump card. Ugly, but real. At least we all know where we stand. |
| Posted by: B 2004-1-29 3:10:32 PM |
| #9 Oilexco Inc., a tiny Calgary-based outfit, was the first Canadian company to market Iraqi crude, including some destined for North American refineries, under the United Nations Oil-for-Food program. It also has dabbled in some exploration projects in Iraq. Oilexco CEO Arthur Milholland, who once described the sanctions imposed on Iraq as a âterrible burden,â is hopeful the rebuilding of oil infrastructure will be a major prize to many companies. Fence-mending trip to D.C. eases tensions between U.S., Canada |
| Posted by: john 2004-1-29 2:44:15 PM |
| #8 I mean, just look at some of the stuff that Vincent (US), Millholland (CA), & Khafaji (US) did and then how they sold out. Vincent lived in the US since 1958, ran track for Boston College (he's in their Sports Hall of Fame), ran for Iraq in the '64 Tokyo Olympics, US citizen, prominent Chaldean Catholic, successful businessman. Millholland, prominent Western Canadian oilman, donor to liberal causes, etc., etc.. He'd be a Democratic senator in this country. Khafaji became a US citizen, made a pile living in Michigan, knew the ex-pats who'd suffered under Saddam then he bankrolls Scott Ritter's propaganda film about how bad the US treats Iraqis!!! These guys are not shadowy figures...they are prominent members of their communities. As P.G.Wodehouse might've written, "They should be flogged on the steps of their Clubs!" |
| Posted by: JDB 2004-1-29 2:29:50 PM |
| #7 I googled the two names under the US and the one Canadian and was disgusted to learn that all three were prominent in lobbying to overturn UN sanctions before GWB was even elected! Well, of course. That's what the money they received was for. Saddam desperately wanted to get the sanctions lifted so he could rebuild his military, ramp up his WMD programs, and at the least hand his demon-spawn boys a country that could retake Kuwait. |
| Posted by: Robert Crawford 2004-1-29 2:26:31 PM |
| #6 I googled the two names under the US and the one Canadian and was disgusted to learn that all three were prominent in lobbying to overturn UN sanctions before GWB was even elected! In other words, these were not "principled anti-war" folk; they knew Iraq and wanted Saddam for business as usual. They conned top Roman Catholic officials (i.e., Cardinal O'Connor), human rights groups, even former President Carter (not too difficult there) with tales of woe re: sanctions, all the time looking for that huge payoff. I knew this had happened but still, the confirmation was sooo depressing. I would expect these people to lock their office door with a bottle of whiskey and a pistol but they don't even have that much honor. Truly disgraceful. |
| Posted by: JDB 2004-1-29 2:13:47 PM |
| #5 Whole lot of Liberal, Socialist, Democratic and Communists on that list. Jump back . . . weren't those the same people against taking out Saddam's regime? I'm sure that's just coincidence. Once again the phrase "Follow the money" proves all too true. |
| Posted by: Lardog 2004-1-29 1:49:31 PM |
| #4 So. Who do you think is on Pyongyang's Christmas list? |
| Posted by: Richard Aubrey 2004-1-29 1:00:25 PM |
| #3 I'm hoping G. Gallaway will be imprisoned for this but i'm not sure if theres law to do that.Anyone know if these people can be put on trial for this crime,it'd be a pretty twisted state of affairs if they couldn't but it wouln't suprise me if they wriggled out of this. |
| Posted by: Jon Shep U.K 2004-1-29 11:55:45 AM |
| #2 Questions arise regarding at least two friends close to Jacque Chirac, and such super secret operations as England's Soco International, and Switzerland's Glencore, founded by Clinton pardon celebrity Marc Rich. If an investigative reporter is looking for something with legs, they ought to try this one. |
| Posted by: Tancred 2004-1-29 10:47:54 AM |
| #1 In a just world, these violators would be met with condemnation from all quarters, loud and severe. Ain't gonna happen, tho. |
| Posted by: PlanetDan 2004-1-29 10:39:28 AM |