Reply #59: Related news: Iraqis revenues belong to US, UK

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__In Last-Minute 'Stealth Move,' Most of Iraq's Revenues Have Been
Committed to US/UK Corporations, NOT to Iraqis

The New Standard: " According to documents posted on its own web site,
Iraq's Coalition Provisional Authority's little-known Program Review
Board has quietly committed billions of dollars in Iraq's oil revenues
to new contracts that critics say will enrich US and British
corporations while limiting the amount of revenue Iraq's new interim
government will have at its disposal when it assumes authority from
the CPA on June 30. Why are such large amounts of discretionary cash
being committed to programs prior to establishing mechanisms for
implementing them?' the report asks. 'And why are these spending
obligations being introduced at the last minute rather than allowing
the in-coming government to make such decisions?' "
http://newstandardnews.net/content/?action=show_item&itemid=592