[American Jingo]

This is the most eloquent,cogent,historically compelling argument against Russian and French involvement in any new Iraqi economy I've yet seen. Brilliant.

[BlueLancer]

Heck, the new Iraqi government ought to just demand that all creditors provide them with a complete billing list of all items that were allegedly sold to Baghdad, showing what each item was, in what quantity, and the companies involved in the purchase and sale.

Considering that most were probably illegal under the sanction policy, those debts could most probably be ignored by the new regime.

[jonascord]

This is a keeper

[Eva]

Well stated indeed, thanks for posting it.

[SuziQ]

GMTA. This is what Sir SuziQ has been saying since all this got started!

[redbaiter]

bump

[GailA]

UN deal leaves Iraq Kurds at Baghdad's mercy

Oil, Food and a Whole Lot of Questions

The Oil-for-U.N.-Jobs Program

Kofi Annandersen: Enron-style accounting at the U.N. Oil-for-Food Program.