Final Oil For Food Report

The page indexing is screwed up a bit.

Again.. People are saying they would like to have it cracked blah blah.. Well I cracked mine so WHAT DO YOU WANT TO SEE??

I downloaded it again and page 80 of the report, not page 80 of the pdf is blank. Not the only blank page. Perhaps it is an Acrobat issue with a document this large.

Page 79: George Galloway received vouchers for 18 million barrels of Saddam's oil.

11 million barrels were sold by a middleman working directly for Galloway.

Payments for Galloway's services in petitioning the lifting of Iraqi sanctions were made through his group 'Mariam Appeal' and donated by Iraqi agents using Galloway's wife as the instrument of transfer.

It does seem as though copy has been somehow disabled in this, but page 79 and 80 are interesting. I'll be interested to hear (if at all) how Galloway explains these things away.

It will barely make the radar of the MSM.

They MSM already had and ran with the stories they like. Just like the WMD which HAVE BEEN FOUND, this will just get burried with time beihind all the rubbish on the net.

Do the French really want to hear this? Even in Germany people will rather not hear this, they won't care and even if it makes a story it will quickly fade away in history and will be forgotten, just like the french made Roland missiles.

Red6

The CNN story on their website - Mark Rich's hands are all over this. Thanks Billary

Thanks for the link. For me of course this "IS" very interesting and I downloaded the whole thing.

Red6

When you say you "cracked" it, what do you mean? Do you mean you're able to copy and paste from it? If so, how do you do that? I've already tried to copy in every way I know (the "Apple" key and C, the Copy command from the edit menu, the Copy button in Adobe).

How do you do it?

Again.. People are saying they would like to have it cracked blah blah.. Well I cracked mine so WHAT DO YOU WANT TO SEE??

I think what most of us are saying is that we'd like to be able to copy and paste parts of the report for discussion here, in general. At least that is where I am coming from.

INDEPENDENT INQUIRY COMMITTEE INTO THE UNITED NATIONS OIL-FOR-FOOD PROGRAMME
REPORT ON PROGRAMME MANIPULATION
CHAPTER TWO
OIL TRANSACTIONS AND ILLICIT PAYMENTS
V. OTHER POLITICAL BENEFICIARIES
A. GEORGE GALLOWAY
The Government of Iraq did not give preference to companies based in the United Kingdom in
determining oil allocations under the Programme. Nonetheless, a total of over 18 million barrels
of oil were allocated either directly in the name of George Galloway, a member of the British
Parliament, or in the name of one of his associates, Fawaz Abdullah Zureikat ("Fawaz Zureikat"),
to support Mr. Galloway’s campaign against the sanctions. Mr. Zureikat was a prominent
Jordanian businessman. Mr. Zureikat received commissions for handling the sale of
approximately 11 million barrels that were allocated in Mr. Galloway’s name.
Both Mr. Galloway and Mr. Zureikat have denied that Mr. Galloway was involved in obtaining
the oil allocations or receiving any proceeds from the oil sales. Each of them has acknowledged,
however, that Mr. Zureikat made large donations to the Mariam Appeal, a United Kingdom-based
campaign for the lifting of sanctions against Iraq. Mr. Galloway was the founder of this
organization. Mr. Galloway has denied that he was aware of the source of Mr. Zureikat’s
donations. According to Iraqi officials, another oil beneficiary, Burhan Al-Chalabi, also received
an allocation intended to benefit the Mariam Appeal. A portion of the profits from this allocation
was deposited into an account of Mr. Galloway’s wife, Amineh Naji Daoud Abu Zayyad, who
was also involved with the Mariam Appeal.
1. Background
Although a critic of Saddam Hussein’s regime, Mr. Galloway became an outspoken opponent of
sanctions against Iraq in the British Parliament around the late 1990s. In 1998, Mr. Galloway
became the first chairman of the Mariam Appeal, an organization established to provide medical
aid to Iraq and arrange for the medical treatment of one particular Iraqi child outside of Iraq. In
addition to raising funds for these medical costs, the Mariam Appeal also had the broader purpose
of campaigning "against sanctions in Iraq." From 1999 through 2002, the Mariam Appeal funded
Mr. Galloway’s tour of over ten countries on a double-decker bus to campaign for the ending of
sanctions, as well as separate trips to a number of countries, including Jordan, the United Arab
Emirates, Lebanon, Iraq, Hungary, Belgium, the United States, and Romania.142
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According to Mr. Galloway, the Mariam Appeal records were sent to Amman and Baghdad in
2001 and could not be located. Bank and other records show that following its establishment in
1998, the Mariam Appeal received three large donations totaling over £1 million, including
£500,000 from the United Arab Emirates, over £100,000 from Saudi Arabia, and at least
£434,000 from Mr. Zureikat. The Mariam Appeal also received a donation of £6,750 from Neste
Oil, which later became Fortum Oil and Gas Oy ("Fortum"). Neste Oil’s donation was made
following the purchase of oil in a transaction facilitated by Mr. Al-Chalabi, an Iraqi businessman
based in the United Kingdom and an early supporter of the Mariam Appeal. The only other
donations received by the Mariam Appeal were small amounts from various individuals.143
2. Oil Allocations and Contracts
Ministry of Oil records show that from Phases VIII through XIII, a total of 18 million barrels of
oil were allocated to Mr. Galloway, either directly or indirectly through Mr. Zureikat, and nearly
two-thirds of the oil was lifted. According to Iraqi officials, oil allocations were granted to fund
Mr. Galloway’s anti-sanctions activities. Iraqi officials identified Mr. Zureikat as acting on Mr.
Galloway’s behalf to conduct the oil transactions in Baghdad.144
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Of those allocations, 11 million barrels of oil were allocated directly to "Mr. Galloway" and
classified as "United Kingdom" allocations and seven million barrels of oil were allocated to
"Fawaz Zureikat," also classified as "United Kingdom" allocations or noted specifically as
allocations for the Mariam Appeal. Separately, Mr. Zureikat was allocated a total of five million
barrels of oil, classified as "Jordan" allocations. In some phases, oil was allocated to both "Mr.
Galloway/Fawaz Zureikat" under the "United Kingdom" classification and "Fawaz Zureikat"
under the "Jordan" classification. Iraqi officials have confirmed that Mr. Zureikat’s allocations
classified as "United Kingdom" were intended to benefit Mr. Galloway’s anti-sanctions
campaign, and those classified as "Jordan" were for the benefit Mr. Zureikat personally. By
Phase XI, the SOMO Requests for Approval of Contract also began referencing Mr. Galloway as
the named beneficiary of the oil.145
Mr. Galloway denied requesting allocations of oil or receiving financial support from the
Government of Iraq. Mr. Zureikat acknowledged that he received oil from the Government of
Iraq for himself, but denied that he acted as a representative for Mr. Galloway in connection with
any Iraqi oil transactions under the Programme. When asked about the Ministry of Oil records
that reference his name and allocations with Mr. Galloway under the "United Kingdom"
classification, Mr. Zureikat suggested that his name might have been linked with Mr. Galloway’s
on SOMO documents because he often had been referred to in Iraq as a supporter and friend of
Mr. Galloway.146
Iraqi officials, however, stated that Mr. Zureikat negotiated both his own oil contracts at SOMO
as well as those for the benefit of Mr. Galloway’s campaign. According to Iraqi officials, during
some of his visits to SOMO to deal with oil contracts, Mr. Zureikat discussed the activities of the
Mariam Appeal and repeated on more than one occasion that the oil allocated to Mr. Galloway
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was being used to support the activities of the Mariam Appeal or that the allocations were for
"George."147
Augusto Giangrandi, a trader for Bayoil and Italtech, discussed below in Section VI.B, stated that
he had conversations with Mr. Galloway in Baghdad about oil sales under the Programme. While
Mr. Galloway did not state explicitly to Mr. Giangrandi that he had received any oil allocations,
over the course of informal meetings Mr. Galloway asked him to explain how the oil allocation
process worked financially and how commissions were negotiated. Mr. Giangrandi encouraged
Mr. Galloway to seek an oil allocation and gave Mr. Galloway his business card. Mr. Giangrandi
had hired an Iraqi agent to provide information on potential allocation holders through his
contacts at SOMO. Mr. Giangrandi inquired about Mr. Galloway through this agent and heard
that oil had been given to "Abu Mariam" (as Mr. Galloway was known) and that Fawaz Zureikat
was acting as his representative. Mr. Giangrandi subsequently attempted to negotiate the
purchase of oil with Mr. Zureikat. The deal fell through when Mr. Zureikat reported that "his
friend" had received a better offer from another company. Mr. Galloway has described this as a
"cock and bull story."148
When asked about Mr. Giangrandi, Mr. Zureikat initially denied knowing him. Only when Mr.
Zureikat was told that Mr. Giangrandi claimed to have met with him, did he acknowledge the
meeting. Nevertheless, Mr. Zureikat stated that the meeting had lasted about five minutes, and he
denied doing business with Mr. Giangrandi.149
3. Surcharge Payments
Between Phases VIII and XII, Aredio and ASI Middle East Advanced Semiconductor Inc.
("Middle East Advanced Semiconductor"), Mr. Zureikat’s company which specialized in
supplying electronic parts and had extensive commercial interests in Iraq, purchased
approximately 11 million barrels of oil related to the allocations for Mr. Galloway and Mr.
Zureikat (designated as "United Kingdom" allocations). Some of the oil contracts were financed
by Taurus, which also purchased and financed some of the oil (designated as "Jordan")
allocations granted to Mr. Zureikat. Surcharges totaling $2,103,034 were levied on four contracts
corresponding to allocations for the benefit of Mr. Galloway and his campaign.150
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In Phase VIII, Ministry of Oil records show that approximately $264,000 in surcharges was
levied on Aredio’s contract. As with other surcharges imposed in Phase VIII, the surcharges
were not immediately paid, and, a year later, the Iraqi regime demanded payment before
additional oil could be lifted. Indeed, in Phase X, a new contract with Middle East Advanced
Semiconductor was approved subject to payment of the $264,000 surcharges outstanding from
Phase VIII. In December 2001, Taurus wire transferred $264,000 to Mr. Zureikat’s account at
Jordan National Bank. Bank records show that three days later a transfer of $264,000 was made
from Mr. Zureikat’s account into the SOMO account at Jordan National Bank for the payment of
surcharges on the Aredio contract. Surcharges on the Phase IX contract lifted by Aredio were
paid through wire transfers from a bank account associated with Taurus. The involvement of
Taurus in the payment of the surcharge on this contract is discussed in Section VI.C.151
Some of the surcharges assessed on other contracts were paid in the name of Mr. Zureikat’s
company. In Phase X, Ministry of Oil records show that approximately $825,822 was paid on a
Middle East Advanced Semiconductor contract relating to a United Kingdom allocation. The
surcharge was paid through deposits into two SOMO accounts at Jordan National Bank under the
name of Middle East Advanced Semiconductor. Additionally, surcharges totaling $502,476 were
due on contracts relating to separate allocations for Mr. Zureikat (designated as "Jordan"
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allocations) of which $497,353 was paid, again under the name of Middle East Advanced
Semiconductor.152
4. Donations to the Mariam Appeal
From April 2001 to August 2003, Mr. Zureikat received a total of almost $1.9 million from
Taurus accounts. Payments from Taurus were split roughly between deposits into an account at
the Arab Bank in his name and an account at Jordan National Bank in the name of Ziad and
Fawaz Zureikat/Middle East Advanced Semiconductors.153
Mr. Zureikat initially denied having heard of either Aredio or Taurus. In a subsequent interview,
however, Mr. Zureikat acknowledged that Taurus had purchased some of the oil allocations in his
name, but he refused to disclose the financial arrangements.154
A letter addressed to SOMO Executive Director Saddam Z. Hassan, dated January 13, 2001 and
signed by Mr. Zureikat, authorized Aredio to execute a contract with SOMO pursuant to his
allocation. He further indicated that his allocation was linked with the Mariam Appeal.155
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To the State Oil Marketing Company
Dear Mr. Saddam Al-Zibn
I give permission to the Aredio Company to
contract for the quantity specified for me
(Mariam Campaign) that is three million
barrels until the end of February 2001. I also
give permission to Mr. Martin Shenker to sign
the contract.
Please accept my respects.
[Signature]
Fawaz Abdullah
13/1/2001
Figure: Fawaz Abdullah Zureikat letter to Saddam Z. Hassan (Jan. 13, 2001) (translated from
Arabic).
Of the money deposited in the Arab Bank account, approximately $55,000 was transferred in two
deposits into the Mariam Appeal bank account at Lloyds Trustee Savings Bank ("Lloyds TSB")
in London. A review of Mr. Zureikat’s Arab Bank records shows that there were a total of
$973,300 in eight cash withdrawals from the Arab Bank account between October 2001 and
January 2002; and a further $101,000 was withdrawn in cash between June and July 2003. In
addition, bank records show that from August 2000 through December 2002, Mr. Zureikat wire
transferred funds from other accounts totaling approximately £400,000 into the Mariam Appeal
bank account at Lloyds TSB in London.156
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Mr. Zureikat claimed he made donations to many other anti-sanctions campaigns—including a
donation to one campaign of approximately £200,000. When asked to which other campaign he
contributed funds, Mr. Zureikat replied: "That is none of your business."157
Mr. Galloway has acknowledged that Mr. Zureikat donated money to the Mariam Appeal,
although he has offered varying estimates of the total amount of Mr. Zureikat’s donations. In
April 2003, however, Mr. Galloway stated categorically that the Mariam Appeal had "received no
money from Iraq." More recently, when interviewed by Committee investigators, Mr. Galloway
stated that he never asked Mr. Zureikat about the source of the money the latter donated to the
Mariam Appeal.158
5. Payments to Amineh Naji Daoud Abu Zayyad (Mr. Galloway’s Wife)
Burhan Al-Chalabi, an Iraqi businessman based in the United Kingdom, received an oil allocation
in Phase VII. This oil allocation was granted to Mr. Al-Chalabi and designated as a United
Kingdom allocation. Mr. Al-Chalabi nominated Fortum to purchase his allocations. Mr. Al-
Chalabi told an Iraqi official that his allocation was to support "Galloway’s campaign."159
In April 2000, a donation of £6,750 was made by Fortum (in the name of Neste) to the Mariam
Appeal. This was in response to a direct request from the Mariam Appeal for funding for medical
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supplies. Fortum states there was no connection between its contract under the Programme and its
donation to the Mariam Appeal.160
Between January and June 2000, Mr. Al-Chalabi (through his company, Delta Services) received
commission payments from Fortum totaling $472,228 in relation to contract M/07/83. Soon after
each deposit, a series of payments totaling over $120,000 were transferred from the Delta
Services bank account to the bank account of Amineh Naji Daoud Abu Zayyad, Mr. Galloway’s
wife. Ms. Abu Zayyad was the medical and scientific officer for the Mariam Appeal and one of
the authorized signatories on one of the Appeal’s bank accounts.161
In June 2000, a further portion of Mr. Al-Chalabi’s commission in the amount of $70,000 was
transferred to Mr. Zureikat. Mr. Zureikat does not recall receiving $70,000 and denied having
any business links to Mr. Al-Chalabi. Mr. Al-Chalabi did not respond to Committee requests for
an interview. In addition, $15,000 was transferred from the Delta Services account to a bank
account in Jordan in the name of Mudhafar Al-Amin. A transfer of $135,481 was also made to an
account held in the name of "Mudhafar A. Amin" listed in the account documents as "ambassador
of Iraq." Mudhafar A. Amin was the name of the Iraqi chargé d’affaires in London at the time.162
Mr. Galloway’s response to the Committee’s findings, in which he reiterates his previous denials,
is annexed to the report. He states, "I had nothing to do with any oil deals done by Mr. Fawaz
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Zureikat or anyone else." He also stated that his wife denied that she had ever "received $120,000
from Dr. Burhan Chelabi [sic] or anyone else."163

When you say you "cracked" it, what do you mean?

I mean I can copy and paste from, export tables and graphics from, modify, etc.

I mean I can copy and paste from, export tables and graphics from, modify, etc.

That's what I thought. So, how do you do it? Or can't you say?

Galloway is cooked!

If you want to directly edit Adobe Acrobat .PDF documents, go download a 30-day trial copy of Enfocus Pitstop Professional.

Click the 'Try' icon for 'Pitstop Professional'.

I will crack the protection and can post a copy on a server somewhere. Let me know via email if you want this.

Software.

If you want a copy of it cracked just PM me your e-mail. I will put it up on a server later today.

Only if he is prosecuted, I don't see that happening. The British courts would have to do it, would they?

Ok, thanks. I was just curious.

Interesting, thanks!