VOL. XLII

No. 19

10-May-1999

IRAQ

Iraq Intensifies Criticism Of Oil-For-Food Program; Exports In April Averaged 2.03Mn B/D

Iraq has once again stepped up the intensity of its attacks on the oil-for-food program in the light of the policy review that is currently taking place at the UN. President Saddam Husain said in a speech on 6 May that the aim of the UN program was to reduce Iraqis to "poultry" with nothing more on their minds than eating. Earlier, President Husain met with Deputy Premier Taha...