(December 6, 2003) Can Iraq’s debt be classified as odious? Yes, say many experts.
Bush turns to Baker as Iraq debt envoy
(December 5, 2003) U.S. President George Bush appoints longtime family friend and troubleshooter to be his personal envoy in seeking an international deal to lower and refinance Iraq’s staggering foreign debt.
Laws needed to protect dam from attack: magazine
As political tensions escalated this week across the Taiwan Strait, a Beijing magazine urged the central government to pass tough new laws to help prevent military attacks on the Three Gorges dam.
Judgment pending on proposed rainforest dam in Belize
(December 5, 2003) Lawsuit exposes concealment of key safety information by Belize government and Canadian company.
Iraq strives to escape $200 billion debt trap
(December 4, 2003) Iraq’s debt has become a politicised issue and a means for countries like Germany and France which opposed the war to try to influence the reconstruction and political future of Iraq.
French official sees no quick Iraq debt reduction
(December 4, 2003) A senior French official said on Thursday that he does not see an easy way to quickly reduce some of Iraq’s huge $200 billion in outstanding debt because the U.S.-occupied land is not a sovereign country.
Canada’s prime minister tells African countries to crack down on corruption while winking at it at home
(December 4, 2003) Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chretien this week told African leaders that they must tackle corruption and government mismanagement to attract foreign investment.
Odious Debts Online exclusive: Iraq’s Odious Debts
(December 4, 2003) New York Times op-ed, arguing the author was wrong to ignore the legal principle, illegitimate contracts need not be honored.
PM tells African leaders: clean up corruption
(December 4, 2003) In a blunt message to African leaders, [Canadian] Prime Minister Jean Chrétien said they must tackle corruption and government mismanagement to attract foreign investment.
Canadian-backed dam could be delayed
(December 3, 2003) A dam in Belize backed by a Canadian company is fundamental to the country’s economic development, Belize’s attorney general said Wednesday as he warned of dire consequences if the project is delayed by Britain’s Privy Council.
Saudis withhold money for Iraq
(December 3, 2003) Saudi Arabia will withhold the $1 billion (£582 million) in loans and credits that it pledged last month for Iraq’s reconstruction until the security situation is stabilised and a sovereign government takes office.
Canadian-backed dam in Belize faces legal challenge
(December 3, 2003) The British Privy Council begins a hearing that will determine the future of a Canadian-backed dam in Belize, which its opponents say will damage the country’s sensitive environment and destroy Mayan archeological sites.
Campaigners fight Belize dam
(December 3, 2003) The UK’s historic Privy Council is to hear a challenge to the construction of a dam in Belize, in central America.
Belize PM stands by controversial dam project
(December 3, 2003) Belize’s prime minister on Wednesday defended a dam-building scheme
that environmentalists say would destroy one of the largest undisturbed
wildernesses in Central America.
Pay the debt owed to the Iraqi people
(December 2, 2003) In a discussion paper published on its Web site, debt campaigner Jubilee South called for an investigation and audit of the alleged Iraqi debt. According to Jubilee South, the people of Iraq are not demanding handouts and debt relief but, rather, sovereignty and reparations.
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