VOL. XLVII

No 01

5-January-2004

IRAQ RECONSTRUCTION

Iraq Signs Mobile Contracts As Pentagon Probes Tenders

Iraqs Telecoms Minister Haidar al-'Ibadi on 22 December signed the three mobile contracts for the northern, central and southern parts of the country with Asia Cell, Orascom Iraq and Atheer and denied that there were any Iraqis or Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA) personnel under investigation (MEES, 15 December 2003). I am not aware that anyone from the ministry or the CPA is under...