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  • Some Fascinating Facts about Iraq and the U.N.

    02/15/2003 5:51:44 AM PST · by brbethke · 24 replies · 189+ views
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    With a little effort, I collected the following information from various U.N. web sites. Please feel free to forward or use this information as you please: In 1996, five years after the end of Desert Storm, the U.N. authorized the "Oil for Food" program to permit Iraq to sell oil in exchange for hard currency. The total revenues from these oil sales were to be used as follows: 66.7% to purchase food, medicine, and other humanitarian aid (This was later raised to 72%.) 25% to the Compensation Fund for war reparations 2.2% to pay U.N. administrative costs 0.8% to support...