Facts on Who Benefits From Keeping Saddam Hussein In Power

The Heritage Foundation ^ | February 28, 2003 | Carrie Satterlee

[Mind-numbed Robot]

You have to factor in the United Nations use of the EPA in this country and the many agencies in which the UN and EPA are 'parterners'.

Since all the programs listed above were approved by the U.N. under the Food for Oil program they seem as involved in the charade as the individual countries.

[Bonaparte]

A very nice synopsis, RS.

But it neglects our "friends" in the UN--

While the UN has sold more than $61 billion dollars worth of Iraqi oil during the past six years under the so-called Oil for Food (OF) program, very little has been written about where that money has actually gone. Although the UN has managed $61 billion of Iraq’s oil revenues since 1996, the global organization refuses to take $16 million from the funds to pay Iraq’s membership dues, thus depriving Iraq of its vote in the General Assembly.

The UN’s OF program, which began in 1996, is generally portrayed as a program designed to provide the long-suffering Iraqi population with food in exchange for Iraqi crude. The program’s name “Oil for Food” is deceptive, however, for it hides the fact that much of the money actually winds up in UN bank accounts - and those of its friends.

Although not widely known, it is clear that the UN OF program has been operated as a huge money making scheme for the globalist institution, which has been greatly enriched by Iraqi oil proceeds, while the basic needs of the Iraqi people have gone unmet.

[Just mythoughts]

There is someone missing from this list the Clinton's.

Let us not forget that as leaders of world socialism, it would not be proper to leave them out.


What is their take, whose name is it under?

[ConservativeMan55]

Bump for later reading, printing, and e-mailing.

[nickcarraway]

You mean ChIRAQ is not doing it out of his love for peace??

[nickcarraway]

ping

[Howlin]

An excellent post!

If I were president, I'd take this list and start marking them off one at a time as each one of this "accommodtations" were dismantled.

[Howlin]

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[t4texas]

The key figures are not only the commerce conducted with Iraq presently and in the future but the debts already accumulated by Saddam that remain unrepaid and outstanding. I would expect that Russia, France and Germany head that list and the Russians in particular are most interested in collecting due to its pathetic fiscal condition.

[Bonaparte]

"What is their take, whose name is it under?"

All we have are estimates and, of course, no actual names.

Check this out.

[Carolinamom]

This article deserves a separate thread....BIG TIME.

[Lady In Blue]

Thanks for the ping!

[Dr. Scarpetta]

BUMP

[palmer]

French total trade with Iraq under the oil-for-food program is the third largest, totaling $3.1 billion since 1996

Our trade was $4B in 1999 alone (census bureau) so we benefitted much more than the French.

[GOPJ]

Count me in, I've joined the boycott against all things French...

[eleni121]

How can you forget the cosy economic relationship between the Muslim Turks and Iraq?

From arabicnews.com

"Worthy mentioning that the volume of the Turkish exports to Iraq reached in 2001 USD 709.6 million and the Turkish companies in the course of the sanctions imposed on Iraq signed more than 800 contracts with Baghdad at a value of USD 1.5 billion."

[Just mythoughts]

Thank You

This is like the twilight zone. All socialism, layered bureaucracy, hidden agendas, all for one and one for all. The UN our very own Tower of Babel.

No wonder the socialist leaders of the world are so insulted that President Bush is trying to unplug their heating pads.

[knighthawk]

Middle East list

If people want on or off this list, please let me know.

[dixiechick2000]

Thanks for the ping, knighthawk.

FREEDOM FRIES

Cindy, another freeper (sorry, can't remember who) coined my favorite term:

TRAITOR TATERS

[Rockitz]

Talk about the fox guarding the henhouse......

It's truly time for US to exit the UN!