U.N. oil auditors and watchdogs see problems and progress in Iraq export and revenue review.
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Claims arrest with no charge is political, taste of what’s to come in run-up to Parliament elections, and a threat to press freedom.
Iraqis need better Iraq, U.S. effort
New GAO report: Oil revenue surplus will cover budget deficit, but Iraqis in need of basics like water, while oil and electricity sector need billions of dollars.
The Kuwaiti tab
Post-Saddam, Iraq’s war with Kuwait is far from over.
American propoganda as Iraqi journalism
Iraqis don't believe the hype in sanitized story of country under occupation and war.
Iraq politicians question Shell gas deal transparency
Plus: *Reality sets in as KRG-Baghdad make oil export agreement *PKK bombing of Kirkuk-Ceyhan pipeline requires new Turkish strategy *Update and more exclusive documents on the Status Of Forces Agreement *The Iraq Press Roundup *Much more Key members of Iraq’s Parliament, including the chairman of the Oil & Gas Committee, have issued a statement outlining [...]
Iraq free of most U.S. claims
Supreme Court in Washington determines "new" Iraq free of most lawsuits over Saddam-era actions.
Interview: Iraq Ambassador to U.N. Hamid al-Bayati
The day after Barack Obama was elected to be the next U.S. president, Iraq's Ambassador to the United Nations Hamid al-Bayati called it inspiring. But on the ground in Iraq, Obama really wouldn't be too different from President Bush, he said. In an interview with United Press International’s Ben Lando on the sidelines of an [...]
