..given this administration's fascination with disinformation.
Ahem. If you remember there was an election back in November, 2000. And the Bush administration began in January 2001. Now I suggest that you at least take a look at the dates on the State Dept. links I posted. See that "99"?
US State Dept link on Iraqi Obstruction of Oil-for-Food:
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More State Dept. links on Saddam's palaces and misuse of his countries resources:
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Misuse of Resources by the Regime
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Palaces and Oil Smuggling
Now I would suggest you look inside the links and you will see they all mention dates prior to Bush's inauguration.
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Saddam celebrated his birthday this year by building a resort complex for regime loyalists. Since the Gulf War, Saddam has spent over $2 billion on presidential palaces. Some of these palaces boast gold-plated faucets and man-made lakes and waterfalls, which use pumping equipment that could have been used to address civilian water and sanitation needs.
Photo 2: Saddamiat al Tharthar, Iraq, a resort city built for Regime VIPs, April 1999.
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Iraqi oil exports are now at near pre-war levels and revenues are above what Iraq was receiving during the Iran-Iraq war. For the six-month period June-November 1999, Iraqi oil exports are projected to exceed $6 billion
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In the two and a half years that the oil-for-food program has been functioning, Iraq has been able to sell over $14.9 billion in oil.
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In 1995,-over Iraq's protests — the Security Council adopted another oil-for-food resolution. Again, Iraq refused to accept it. It was only after another year and a half of Iraqi delays and international pressure that the Iraq regime agreed to accept oil-for-food.
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The August 1999 UNICEF Report on Child Health demonstrates that Iraqi mismanagement, — if not also deliberate policy — not sanctions, is responsible for malnutrition and deaths.
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The 448 contracts on hold as of August 1999 include requests for items that can be used to make chemical, biological and nuclear weapons.
As you can easily see, the State Dept. links and the information presented on them all dates back to late 1999 when the Presidency was only a gleam in Bush's eye.
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