(October 7, 2004) Saddam Hussein personally directed a worldwide scheme using valuable Iraqi oil to secretly win the support of officials from dozens of countries, according to a bombshell new report yesterday that named names.
Deal further away on Iraq debt relief
(October 7, 2004) The fissures dividing Europe and the United States on how to go about granting debt relief to highly indebted poor countries have widened at the meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank in Washington this week.
Moscow wants ‘impartial investigation’ into Iraq bribery claims
(October 7, 2004) Russia has pledged to cooperate with an investigation instigated by a U.S. report charging that Saddam Hussein tried to bribe Russian and French officials and firms to win support for Iraq in the U.N. Security Council.
Oil for corruption
(October 7, 2004) The cover-up is always worse than the crime, they say. But that doesn’t necessarily hold true when you’re dealing with the crime of the century – in fact, two centuries.
Bob Geldof slams EU aid chief
(October 7, 2004) Irish rocker and anti-poverty campaigner Bob Geldof accused the EU aid chief on Thursday of talking nonsense after he criticised British plans to cut Third World debt.
EU aid chief slams British debt relief plans
(October 7, 2004) The European Union’s aid chief has slammed British plans for reducing Third World debt, saying they would force future generations to pay the price of glory for today’s politicians.
U.S. lawmakers say companies, foreign governments allowed Saddam to abuse U.N. food program
(October 6, 2004) U.S. lawmakers have criticized foreign governments, companies, and the United Nations, accusing them of acquiescing to corruption that diverted billions of dollars from the former U.N. Oil for Food Program to former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein.
Relief of Iraq’s debts, sort of
(October 6, 2004) Europe’s wealthy countries just could not decide over the weekend whether they were willing to forgive Iraq’s crippling debt load. They reportedly decided, therefore, on a predictable Third Way approach.
Cheney/Edwards debate: Iraq
(October 6, 2004) The allies have stepped forward and agreed to reduce and forgive Iraqi debt to the tune of nearly $80 billion by one estimate . . ." – Dick Cheney Vice Presidential debate at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio.
Iraq wants 90-95 percent debt forgiveness: minister
(October 5, 2004) Iraq hopes to reach a debt forgiveness deal with leading creditor nations by the end of the year, and views an offer by France to initially relieve only 50 percent of its debt as just a starting point.
Saddam misused oil-food program
(October 5, 2004) Saddam Hussein ran the Iraqi side of the U.N. oil-for-food program as a "cash cow" that let him buy weapons with some of the $10 billion he siphoned off, according to a report by investigators.
G-7 creditors vow to reduce Iraq debt this year but remain divided on scope
(October 4, 2004) U.S. and U.K remain keen to forgive 95 percent of the war-torn country’s obligations.
IMF policymakers fail to agree on debt relief
(October 4, 2004) The International Monetary Fund’s top policymaking group failed to close divisions over debt relief for the world’s poorest countries at a meeting last weekend of the International Monetary and Financial Committee (IMFC).
Pinochet faces fraud charges over secret £4.4m accounts
(October 2, 2004) Tax authorities in Chile have filed a formal lawsuit against the former dictator Augusto Pinochet, alleging massive fraud and tax evasion through offshore accounts that came to light in July.
France, U.S. entrenched in Iraq debt dispute
(October 2, 2004) France and the United States dug into polarized positions on how much of Iraq’s debt to cancel at a meeting on Saturday aimed at promoting international harmony.
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