VOL. XLVI

No 28

14-July-2003

IRAQ

IRAQ RECONSTRUCTION

US Judge Rules That Iraq Is Liable For $959Mn In Damages To US POWs

US District Judge Richard Roberts issued a ruling on 7 July that Iraq, Saddam Husain and the Iraqi Intelligence Services are liable for more than $959mn in damages to 17 Americans held as prisoners of war during the 1991 Gulf war. The amount awarded includes over $653mn in compensatory damages for injuries, suffering and emotional distress, and $306mn in punitive damages....