VOL. XLIII

No. 46

13-November-2000

IRAQ

Iraq Pushes For Shake-Up In Oil-For-Food Program Mechanism As It Works To Erode Sanctions

Iraq is becoming increasingly bold in demanding radical changes in the way that the UN oil-for-food program is operated, while stopping short of threatening to disrupt oil exports. In the latest such move, Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister Tariq'Aziz told UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan by letter on 8 November that his country questions the utility of the humanitarian...