Some of those on the take from Saddam oil:
Prominent people who supported Saddam Hussein and given oil contracts named: Document discovered in Iraqi Oil Ministry files.
"You are looking at a political slush fund that was buying political support for the regime of Saddam Hussein for the last six or seven years,".
*average profit of about 50 cents a barrel
*France was the second-largest beneficiary, with 36 mill barrels awarded to Patrick Maugein, a close political associate and financial backer of French President Jacques Chirac.
Indonesia President Megawati Sukarnoputri, an outspoken opponent of U.S.-Iraq policy, who received a contract for 10 million barrels of oil — about a $5 million profit.
The son of the Syrian defense minister received 6 million barrels, according to the document, worth about $3 million.
George Galloway, a British member of Parliament, was also on the list to receive 19 million barrels of oil, a $9.5 million profit. A vocal critic of the Iraq war, Galloway denied any involvement to ABCNEWS earlier this year.
Russia
Russian Communist Party: 137 million
Liberal Democratic Party: 79.8 million
Russian Committee for Solidarity with Iraq: 6.5 million and 12.5 million
Head of Russian Presidential Cabinet: 90 mill
The Russian Orthodox Church: 5 million
France
Charles Pasqua, former minister of interior: 12 million
Patrick Maugein, businessman: 25 mill
Ibex: 47.2 million
Bernard Merimee, former French ambassador to the UN: 3 million
Michel Grimard, founder of the French-Iraqi Export Club: 17.1 million
Canada
Arthur Millholland, president and CEO of Oilexco: 9.5 million
Syria
Firas Mostafa Tlass, son of Syria's defense minister: 6 million
Palestinian Territories
The Palestinian Liberation Organization: 4 million
Abu Al Abbas: 11.5 million
Italy
Father Benjamin, a French Catholic priest who arranged a meeting between the pope and Tariq Aziz: 4.5 million
Roberto Frimigoni: 24.5 million
United States
Samir Vincent: 7 million
Shakir Alkhalaji: 10.5 million
United Kingdom
George Galloway, member of Parliament: 19 million
Mujaheddin Khalq: 36.5 million
South Africa
Tokyo Saxwale: 4 million
Jordan
Shaker bin Zaid: 6.5 million
The Jordanian Ministry of Energy: 5 million
Fawaz Zureikat: 6 million
Toujan Al Faisal, former member of Parliament: 3 million
Lebanon The son of President Lahoud: 5.5 million
Egypt Khaled Abdel Nasser: 16.5 million
Emad Al Galda, businessman and MP: 14 million
Qatar Hamad bin Ali Al Thany: 14 million
Libya Prime Minister Shukri Ghanem: 1 million
Chad Foreign minister of Chad: 3 million
Brazil The October 8th Movement: 4.5 million
Myanmar (Burma) The minister of the Forests of Myanmar: 5 million
Ukraine The Social Democratic Party: 8.5 mil
The Communist Party: 6 million
The Socialist Party: 2 million
The FTD oil company: 2 million
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