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The Beneficiaries of Saddam's Oil Vouchers: The List of 270
The Beneficiaries of Saddam's Oil Vouchers ^

Posted on 01/28/2004 4:56:40 PM PST by rotstan

The following report from MEMRI's 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 Hussein's 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.

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To: Shermy; Dog; mewzilla
For the Russian take on the Iraqi news use the Google search engine and enter: Russian bribes Iraq

There will surface a very interesting article from Pravda denying Russian involvement
301 posted on 01/30/2004 8:15:11 AM PST by gaspar
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To: gaspar
Your link is in Russian.

By the way are you any relation to Rod Gaspar, the former baseball player? I'm just asking because my husband used to play handball with him.
302 posted on 01/30/2004 10:03:07 AM PST by Eva
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To: Shermy
I have emailed Wolf Blitzer this info, he has Scott Ritter on today at 5. I'll bet dimes to dollars he doesn't use it, but hey, now he's got it.
303 posted on 01/30/2004 12:31:37 PM PST by eyespysomething (Another American optimist!)
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To: eyespysomething; Cindy; piasa
e-mail him this article too....


Iraqis tried to bribe Scott Ritter with gold"


FR http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/905328/posts

same, telegraph... http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2003/05/04/writt04.xml
304 posted on 01/30/2004 12:56:02 PM PST by Shermy
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To: eyespysomething
And Ritter's 1998 classic, "Saddam's Trap" from the New Repbulic

http://www.fas.org/news/iraq/1998/12/21/981221-scott.htm
305 posted on 01/30/2004 12:57:57 PM PST by Shermy
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To: Shermy
Done, but I will bet it doesn't make it onto the show. Oh well, I won't be there to watch it anyway. Maybe I'll see what time the replay is.

HUH? There isn't a replay of his show, looks like they replay everything except ol' Wolfie. Can't say that I blame them though. Oh well, maybe I'll look for the transcipts later instead.

Thanks for the info Shermy.
306 posted on 01/30/2004 1:35:28 PM PST by eyespysomething (Another American optimist!)
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To: livius; piasa; adam_az; cricket; seamole; Dog; gaspar
I found mentions that Al Khafaji donated money to McDermott ... not to he campaign fund, but to his "legal defense" fund.
307 posted on 01/30/2004 2:50:12 PM PST by Shermy
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To: gaspar
Weekly Standard in 2003 reported Al Khafaji gave McDermott $5,000 for his legal defense fund.
308 posted on 01/30/2004 2:55:03 PM PST by Shermy
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To: gaspar
Technically "legal expense trust"
309 posted on 01/30/2004 2:56:58 PM PST by Shermy
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To: Shermy
Shermy it gets even better.... I found this FR thread from May of 2003.....

McDermott

310 posted on 01/30/2004 2:59:21 PM PST by Dog
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To: gaspar; Miss Marple; Howlin; Mo1; cyncooper
Miss Marple remember that wish you had .....that Saddam contributed to the Clintons.....look at this..

Shakir al-Khafaji, an American citizen who came to the United States in 1976, has contributed to the campaigns of former U.S. Rep. David Bonior, Rep. John Conyers, Sen. Carl Levin — all Michigan Democrats — and the Clinton/Gore 1996 Primary Committee

311 posted on 01/30/2004 3:02:26 PM PST by Dog
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To: mewzilla
See the link in 310 and see 311.
312 posted on 01/30/2004 3:06:08 PM PST by Dog
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To: VaBthang4
AL-KHAFAJI, AMIR
MC LEAN,VA 22101
WORLD BANK
10/31/2000
$1,000
Abraham, Spencer

At least this was way before war was suggested...before 9/11, also. At the time Abraham was a congressperson. The election had not even occurred. Whew!

313 posted on 01/30/2004 3:13:42 PM PST by madison10
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To: mabelkitty
See 310 and the link..
314 posted on 01/30/2004 3:14:03 PM PST by Dog
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To: Dog
HA!!! I knew I was right!!
315 posted on 01/30/2004 3:14:05 PM PST by Miss Marple
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To: mewzilla
I'm sure a lot more will come out about this.
316 posted on 01/30/2004 3:19:09 PM PST by Ciexyz
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To: Shermy
So is the USA
So is Germany.

But Germany doesn't appear on the "list", and little does the USA.



thats`s a common base for a dialogue...right.
317 posted on 01/30/2004 3:21:16 PM PST by Hun in the sun
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To: madison10
Yes, it is way before 9/11. I haven't been on this thread for a few days and will go back and catch up, BUT, your find ties Amir to Michigan where Shakir lives. I see no reason why Abraham would have had reason to raise an eyebrow about the donation or any red flags that would have been raised then.

Did anybody else tie Amir and Shakir together? Are they related or is it a coincidence? Amir's the one who donated to Kerry. And that was just last spring.
318 posted on 01/30/2004 3:37:57 PM PST by cyncooper
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To: cyncooper
Amir's the one who donated to Kerry. And that was just last spring.

Yeah, just days after the war started.

319 posted on 01/30/2004 3:43:26 PM PST by madison10
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To: madison10; cyncooper
Amir works for the World Bank......I don't think he is connected to this..
320 posted on 01/30/2004 3:46:39 PM PST by Dog
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