VOL. XLVI

No 38

22-September-2003

IRAQ

IRAQ RECONSTRUCTION

Iraqi Planning Minister Questions Continuation of Compensations

It is a gross injustice to continue burdening the Iraqis with the issue of compensation for those who suffered from the occupation of Kuwait, the Iraqi Minister of Planning Mahdi al-Hafidh, has said. In an interview with al-Hayat of 15 September, Mr Hafidh explained that the responsibility for what happened falls on the previous regime and not on the Iraqi people and called...