UN commission finalizes reparations for victims of 1990 Iraqi invasion of Kuwait
The UN Compensation Committee approved the final claims from victims of the 1990 Iraqi invasion of Kuwait Thursday, bringing the total award payments to $52.5 billion. The panel, which consists of the fifteen...
High court declines to take reporters' appeal on confidentiality of sources
In a significant denial of certiorari Monday, the US Supreme Court refused to hear appeals from two reporters asking the Court to allow them to refuse to identify their sources and not risk facing fines or jail time. Matthew...
Evidence of Iraq reconstruction fraud handed over to federal prosecutors
The Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction told a House subcommittee hearing focused on the US handling of the Development Fund for Iraq (DFI) on Tuesday that evidence relating to finances used for reconstruction has...
Documents released by a US congressional panel Tuesday show that the UN Security Council was aware that Saddam Hussein was violating UN sanctions, but was so split that many breaches went unchecked. Among the breaches were maintaining...
Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshiyar Zebari told the UN Security Council Tuesday that Iraq will allow the International Advisory and Monitoring Board to keep monitoring its oil production and spending related to oil revenues. Zebari said...
Audits say $100M in Iraqi funds missing due to US mismanagement or fraud
US audits released Wednesday show that at least $100 million dollars from the Development Fund for Iraq are unaccounted for due to mismanagement or possible fraud. The US Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction filed...
UPDATE ~ Chalabi named to deputy prime minister post in new Iraq cabinet
Following up on a story reported Thursday on JURIST, prominent Iraqi politician Ahmad Chalabi was named deputy prime minister and acting oil ministry chief in the Cabinet approved Wednesday by the interim national assembly...
DOD audits show $212M in overcharges for Halliburton Iraq work
American oil services company Halliburton may have overcharged the Defense Department at least $212 million for its work providing fuel to Iraqi citizens, according to portions of Defense Contract Audit Agency audits...
Polish officers arrested for taking bribes from US, Iraqi companies while in Iraq
Polish authorities have arrested five officers, including a colonel and two majors, for allegedly accepting bribes from both US and Iraqi companies while serving in Iraq. Officials from the Polish Defense Ministry claimed that two...
Report of the International Advisory and Monitoring Board of the Development Fund for Iraq, International Advisory and Monitoring Board, December 14, 2004 [finding that there were "important weaknesses" in US program management of Iraqi oil revenues and development, including lack...
