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  • France's Saddam deals revealed

    10/09/2004 5:28:12 PM PDT · by MadIvan · 28 replies · 1,327+ views
    The Observer ^ | October 10, 2004 | Antony Barnett and Martin Bright
    Dramatic new details of France's secret dealings with Saddam Hussein's regime have emerged as part of a fresh corruption investigation into alleged illicit oil deals.Three executives of France's largest oil corporation have been charged in Paris over claims that they funnelled millions of dollars through a Swiss company in order to bribe officials to gain oil deals in Iraq and Russia. The disclosure will embarrass President Jacques Chirac as it follows on from claims last week by the Iraq Survey Group that Saddam indirectly paid French politicians and individuals to gain support for lifting UN sanctions and influencing French policy....