VOL. XLVII

No 01

5-January-2004

IRAQ

Indefinite Freeze On Iraq Reconstruction Contracts; US Military To Import Oil Products

The Pentagon has announced an indefinite freeze on funds allocated for the reconstruction of Iraq, against the background of allegations of corruption and cronyism. We are on hold and we will be on hold until we hear differently, said Admiral David Nash, the director of the Pentagons Iraq Program Management Office on 29 December. Bids for 26 contracts worth $18.6bn were to...