VOL. XLI

No. 26

29-June-1998

IRAQ

Clinton Administration 'Fudges' Over Illicit Iraqi Oil Product Exports ThroughTurkey

A recent report in the New York Times about the illegal shipment of Iraqi crudeoil and products across the Turkish border has led to allegations in the US Congress andmedia that the Clinton administration has turned a blind eye to Turkey's violation of UNsanctions. The report claimed that smuggling across the Turkish-Iraq border involvedthousands of trucks and had been going on...