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Iraq to sue U.N. over oil-for-food
UPI ^ | 27 June 2008 | UPI

Posted on 06/28/2008 12:14:43 PM PDT by BGHater

Iraq plans to file suit in a U.S. court against the United Nations for alleged corruption in the oil-for-food program, Iraqi legal sources said Friday.

The United Nations established the program in 1995 to allow Iraq to sell oil to global markets in exchange for food and humanitarian supplies without generating revenue to rebuild the Iraqi military in the wake of the Persian Gulf War.

The program ended shortly after the U.S. invasion of Iraq, when the Coalition Provisional Authority assumed responsibility for humanitarian functions. An investigation by the congressional investigative body the Government Accountability Office found loopholes in the program that allowed Saddam Hussein to receive various sources of revenue through the deal.

A source in the Iraqi Justice Ministry, speaking to Voices of Iraq on condition of anonymity, said a legal firm in the U.S. state of Texas would file the suit in New York state court.

In other news, Iraqi Vice President Tariq al-Hashimi announced a "big national project" Friday aimed at development jobs for university graduates and younger Iraqis.

The U.S.-backed plan requires a financial commitment from the Iraqi central government, however.


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: corruption; food; iraq; iraqioil; lawsuit; oil; oilforfood; un; uncorruption
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To: Grampa Dave

I wouldn’t want a broken senile old man to go to prison, except for jimmuh.


21 posted on 06/28/2008 1:16:05 PM PDT by Grizzled Bear ("Does not play well with others.")
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To: Grizzled Bear

“I wouldn’t want a broken senile old man to go to prison, except for jimmuh.”

That would make this old man very happy. The deaths/damage brought about by the Islamofascists in Iran directly and via their proxies are due to Jimmy Carter!


22 posted on 06/28/2008 1:23:31 PM PDT by Grampa Dave ( Kerry was a Uber Liberal, Hussein ObamaMessiaHamas makes Kerry look like Jesse Helms!)
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To: Grampa Dave
Carter has probably received more blood money from this source, the Opecker Princes and Thugs than even Obama has.

Only Carter could out due the Muslim militant bastard. 

23 posted on 06/28/2008 1:30:29 PM PDT by 1035rep
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To: BGHater
I wish the Iraqis much luck.

Perhaps there is enough proof to be found in Saddam's government records, but an independent and very experienced criminal organization like the UN will have destroyed any evidence they have access to, long ago.

24 posted on 06/28/2008 1:30:39 PM PDT by RJL
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To: BGHater

Haha! That’s great! Go get ‘em, Iraq!!


25 posted on 06/28/2008 1:46:56 PM PDT by G8 Diplomat
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To: BGHater; SandRat; tomkow6; Allegra; monkapotamus; All

Allerga get in here LOL!


26 posted on 06/28/2008 1:55:44 PM PDT by SevenofNine ("We are Freepers, all your media belong to us, resistence is futile")
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To: SevenofNine
...and the U.N. will send its pedophilia and sexual offender forces to distribute the funds.
27 posted on 06/28/2008 2:02:19 PM PDT by SandRat (Duty, Honor, Country! What else needs said?)
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To: SandRat

OMGGGG I forgot about this
Yeah now there is report that remember Danfur Sudan report from UK wires that they investigate did they rape young girl who looking for food

and Brits are saying OH YEAH


28 posted on 06/28/2008 2:04:56 PM PDT by SevenofNine ("We are Freepers, all your media belong to us, resistence is futile")
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To: SevenofNine

Why I’m a conservative, I may forgive,.. but I never forget or let the ofender forget.


29 posted on 06/28/2008 2:13:25 PM PDT by SandRat (Duty, Honor, Country! What else needs said?)
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To: BGHater

kofi sits with 100’s of millions and diplomatic immunity.

The only thing that will happen ins we will pay for it.

How is their oil production coming along, we should be the exclusive user


30 posted on 06/28/2008 2:29:47 PM PDT by edcoil
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To: BGHater

May Iraq win a huge outcome and may the US refuse to take part in any of it.

Let the UN hang themselves for their evil corruption.


31 posted on 06/28/2008 2:48:17 PM PDT by ConservativeMind
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To: BGHater

Yeah right. Unfortunately, this will go nowhere. Too many governments and too many people rely on the UN for their daily dose of graft, corruption and identity. How can you sue evil and expect to win?


32 posted on 06/28/2008 3:04:15 PM PDT by mort56
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To: BGHater
heh heh heh
33 posted on 06/28/2008 3:26:36 PM PDT by TigersEye (Freedom is just another word for nothing left to lose. Freeedooommm!!!!!!)
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To: wazoo1031; SevenofNine
Just got home from spending the weekend at the Eakers' lakehouse in south Texas.

This is GREAT.

Give a formerly oppressed nation its freedom and they get smart really fast. :-D

I'm headed back over there just after the Fourth.

34 posted on 06/29/2008 6:00:15 PM PDT by Allegra (If you lived here, you'd be home by now.)
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To: AdmSmith; Berosus; Convert from ECUSA; dervish; Ernest_at_the_Beach; Fred Nerks; george76; ...

similar, newer topic:

Iraq to sue oil-for-food suspects
BBC
Posted on 06/29/2008 2:55:11 PM PDT by Sub-Driver
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2038281/posts

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U.S. escalating covert operations against Iran: report
Reuters
Posted on 06/29/2008 3:02:21 AM PDT by Sub-Driver
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2038070/posts


35 posted on 06/30/2008 5:55:32 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/_________________________Profile updated Friday, May 30, 2008)
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