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To: c.hinton who wrote (1363)	3/21/2006 2:40:48 PM
From: c.hinton	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 50005

"The constitution paves the way for the eventual acquisition of Iraqi assets by foreigners or multinational corporations. While the June draft stated that ‘Iraqis have the complete and unconditional right of ownership in all areas without limitation’, the final draft drops the words ‘unconditional’ and ‘without limitation’ and adds instead the qualification ‘except what is exempted by law’. Given that Bremer’s Order 39 already allows foreign ownership of Iraqi assets and that this order will be perpetuated as a law, the constitution in effect removes the restriction giving Iraqis exclusive ownership over assets in Iraq"........ redpepper.org.uk