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To: Cindy; All

OIL-FOR-FOOD PROBE:
Russia, France and Switzerland got the most out of Saddam

http://www.theunionleader.com/articles_showa.html?article=48725

GENEVA - The U.N.-ordered probe into oil-for-food corruption is being seriously hampered by an elaborate system of ghost firms set up around the world to cover the tracks of bribes to Saddam Hussein as he cheated the $60 billion program, a top investigator said... (excerpted)

Following is a list of the top 10 countries that purchased oil from Iraq under the oil-for-food program from 1996 until 2003:

1. Russia $19.259 billion

2. France $4.394 billion

3. Switzerland $3.480 billion

4. Britain $3.380 billion

5. Turkey $3.343 billion

6. Italy $2.718 billion

7. China $2.625 billion

8. Liechtenstein $2.468 billion

9. Spain $1.644 billion

10. Malaysia $1.485 billion

The United States is listed in 26th place at $482.826 million.


4,201 posted on 12/23/2004 1:00:11 AM PST by liberallyconservative (A people that values its privileges above its principles soon loses both. - Eisenhower)
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To: liberallyconservative; All

From the link above:

"... The tiny principality of Liechtenstein - which has 33,000 inhabitants - came in eighth on the list."

HUH?


4,202 posted on 12/23/2004 1:02:16 AM PST by liberallyconservative (A people that values its privileges above its principles soon loses both. - Eisenhower)
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To: liberallyconservative

please add this to NoE, been posting the scandal news there


4,283 posted on 12/23/2004 11:27:43 AM PST by JustPiper (NoE-the Enemy !!!)
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