VOL. XLVI

No 42

20-October-2003

IRAQ

No Evidence Of Saddam Plan To Destroy Oilfields

A US army study has found no evidence that Saddam Husain was planning to destroy his countrys oilfields, bridges and dams ahead of or during the US/UK invasion, according to a report inThe Wall Street Journal on 13 October. Up to now, the US military has claimed credit for taking swift action to prevent major sabotage being inflicted on Iraqs oil sector. The army study suggests, however, that there was never a...