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To: JustTradeEm who wrote (94534)	4/18/2003 1:25:29 PM
From: Graystone	Respond to of 281500

Arbitration or Will the US defy the Geneva courts ? One thing is clear, the oil in Iraq is not going anywhere. Whether or not the current contracts are legal will likely be decided in court. news.ft.com Do you think the US would or should disregard a contrary ruling from the arbitration court ? I had one of my questions answered by CNN, who interviewed a newly rehired policeman in Baghdad. He looked a lot like Saddam Hussein, short dark hair, mustache and uniform. He is being paid by the United States, I imagine he is just happy to still have a paycheck. In spite of his good fortune he was saying "Yankee go home" or something to that effect.

To: JustTradeEm who wrote (94534)	4/18/2003 1:34:48 PM
From: Lou Weed	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 281500

<<In light of the billions each of them are owed ?>> France isn't even on the list of Iraq's creditors!! The Gulf States are the largest creditors. France is only listed as being involved in 1% of pending contracts. We need to get our facts straight.... csis.org Sort of blows the whole "France is only opposing the war because of financial interests" theory out of the water?!?!?!? <<Why do you believe they opposed from the get go .... new government can't be expected to pay Saddam's debts.>> Again, maybe it was because there was no evidence of WMD's or any links to Al-Quaeda (which BTW we still don't have)......if you denounce other nations' opposition to the war on the grounds of $$$$$, what nation's companies and in particular which high level official's former employer stands to benefit to the tune of many billions of $$$$ in the rebuilding of Iraq???? Hint, see Halliburton Shlumberger and Brown, Root & Kellog. The number is orders of magnitude more than what France not only ISN'T owed but also has in pending contracts! MON