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Politics : Middle East Politics
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To: Alastair McIntosh who wrote (1075)2/21/2002 11:47:55 AM
From: Thomas M.  Read Replies (1) of 6945
 
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<<< In 1998, Dennis Haliday, then UN humanitarian coordinator for Iraq, stated that Iraq would need in the neighborhood of 30 billion US dollars per year to meet its current requirements for food, medicine, and for rebuilding its infrastructure.

Resolution 986 initially allowed Iraq to sell up to 2.14 billion dollars’ worth of oil every six months. After allocations were taken out to pay for Gulf War reparations and UN administrative expenses, the amount of money which actually made it to the average person in central and southern Iraq was less than 25 cents per person per day. The UN did increase the allowed quota to 5.26 billion dollars’ worth of oil every six months, but due to deterioration of oil field equipment under the sanctions, Iraq is only capable of pumping 4 billion dollars’ worth of oil every six months.

Another UNICEF report stated bluntly that there has been no sign of any improvement in the living conditions of the Iraqi people since Resolution 986 was passed. >>>
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