JUNE, 2004

June 30
Coalition Faulted for Lax Controls
LA Times (free registration required)

Saddam turned over to Iraqi justice
Reuters

Kuwait, Saudi Arabia insist Iraq pay Gulf War debt
Reuters

SSA Marine Completes Port of Umm Qasr Management Contract
SSA Marine press release

Projects, jobs fewer than U.S. promised
New York Times

The US-led CPA is leaving a legacy of muddled accounting
Daily Star

Iraq won't be paying for itself
San Francisco Chronicle

June 29
Where did all that oil revenue go?
Star

U.S. Spent Iraq Money Faster Than Own
AP

Iraq suggests revision of contracts with Russian companies
Interfax

Iraqis anticipating security, jobs from interim government
San Francisco Chronicle

Tokyo to host Iraq meet
Daily Yomiuri

Oil hits 2-month low on Iraq optimism
Reuters

Six key questions for the future of Iraq - and its oil
Reuters

Norwegian Oil Company Sets Sights on Iraq
AP

Iraq Pipeline Watch
Aljazeera

June 28
Iraq's oil money not accounted for
Guardian

US transfers Iraqi sovereignty ahead of schedule
Knight Ridder

LUKoil to Pump Iraq Oil in '05
Moscow Times

Minister: Arab firms to get priority in Iraq reconstruction projects
MENAFN

Elements of the economy strong despite violence
FT

Oil exports must triple to rebuild economy
Guardian

June 25
Iraq needs up to 95pc debt relief, says White House
Reuters

EU expects role in Iraq, in reconstruction and trade
Channel NewsAsia

Lockheed's Titan purchase in doubt
Newsday

Iraq oil exports returning to normal
Reuters

Bush wants NATO to help rebuild Iraq
AP

Iraq debt solution 'by end of the year'
Gulf Daily News

Will Iraq now deliver real business opportunities?
AMEinfo

June 24
Iraq Deal on Airline Is Probed
LA Times

Iraq's air and sea ports to stay under foreign control
FT

Six key questions for the future of Iraq - and its oil
Christian Science Monitor

Iraqis Should Administer Their Oil, Say Americans
Center for Public Opinion & Democracy press release

Scores Killed as Insurgents Launch Attacks Across Iraq
Washington Post (free registration required)

EPIC Says Failure to Create Jobs in Iraq Costs American Lives
Education for Peace in Iraq Center press release

Democrats target Cheney credibility
Scripps Howard

Conren wins Iraq air base contract
Western Mail

Banking in Iraq: A tricky operation
Economist

Textron Systems Awarded Contract for Production of Additional Armored Security Vehicles for Operation Iraqi Freedom
Textron press release

June 23
Iraq's Sovereign Government to Have Little Control Over Oil Money
News Standard

Past, present Iraqi oil revenue management comes under fire
Oil & Gas Journal

Contractors to depart before turnover
Washington Times

Eroding Security Takes Toll on Iraq Oil
AP

Wolfowitz says American troops could remain in Iraq for years
Knight-Ridder

NATO Summit Expected to Focus on Iraq, Afghanistan
Voice of America

Iraq resumes oil exports to Turkey
Business Report

Global to contract guards in Iraq
Fiji Times

Oregon firm aims for profit on bandages for soldiers
AP

June 22
UN slams US over spending Iraq funds
FT

Pentagon urges repeal of Iraq phone contracts
Washington Times

Senator Seeks to Keep U.S. Auditors on Job in Iraq
Reuters

France urges maximum 50 pct Iraq debt cancellation
Reuters

Iraq oil exports regain strength
Business Report

Halliburton feels financial strain of Iraq contracts
FT

Power Shortages Pose Huge Problems for New Iraq
Chosun Ilbo

Security firm's $293m deal under scrutiny
Boston Globe

Iraq suspends oil exports through one of southern terminals
Itar-Tass

June 21
Oil revenues in Iraq short of projections
Connecticut Post

Mistakes Loom Large as Handover Nears
Washington Post (free registration required)

Iraq Resumes Oil Exports After Sabotage
Reuters

U.S. Is Quietly Spending $2.5 Billion From Iraqi Oil Revenues to Pay for Iraqi Projects
New York Times

Iraq oil-for-food probe spreads
BBC

Cost of insuring workers in Iraq jumps
AP

Iraq's violence keeps Canadian firms away
Globe and Mail

For some, profits as contractor in Iraq outweigh the risks
AP

Seeking a fortune in the Middle East
The Times

R.P. dilemma: foreign firms directly hiring Mideast OFWs
ABS-CBN

Contractors' improper billing plagues Iraq effort
Federal Times

Handoff of power in Iraq not likely to cut U.S. costs
news-press.com

Iraq oil sales hit $10.8 billion since invasion
Reuters

Iraq loses $1 billion in oil revenue from sabotage
MENAfn

June 18
Iraq's oil exports expected to resume Sunday
AFP

U.S. Subpoenas 2 Firms for Iraq Oil Data
AP

Iraq contracts power Aggreko
FT

Armenia to help in Iraq reconstruction
Big News Network

Iraq Violence No Longer Grips Investors
Reuters

Halliburton Fires Former KBR Chief Amid Nigeria Probe
Bloomberg

Iraqis the last to get a slice of rebuilding pie
Business Report

It's a Dirty Job, but They Do It, Secretly, in Iraq
New York Times

Baghdad: Jobs for foreign firms fuel unrest
AFP

GE Energy to 'stay on course' in Iraq
Atlanta Business Chronicle

June 17
Iraq oil exports halted after sabotage
Guardian News Service

Iraqi oil official murdered
AFP

As bombers strike, UN says Iraq too dangerous
AFP

Independent Oil-for-Food probe will separate allegation from fact, Annan says
UN Press Release

Outlook Is Grim for Iraq's Graduates
Newhouse News Service

Iraq Prepares to Issue First Postwar Debt
Reuters

June 16
Iraq oil exports choked after rebel attacks
Reuters

Security Chief at Iraq's Oil Fields Killed
UPI

Baghdad rebuilding gets priority
AP

Iraq to get $38 billion World Bank assistance
Gulf Daily News

Health Ministry Fights Corruption
IRIN

Explosions cut Iraq oil shipments
New York Times

Iraq Oil Flow From Gulf Still Halted; North Attacked
Bloomberg

Iraq's interim president says U.S. eager to hand over Saddam
AP

Rebel Cleric Tells Fighters in 2 Iraqi Cities to Return Home
New York Times

June 15
Iraq Oil Terminal at a Halt After Attack
Reuters

Auditors Testify About Waste in Iraq Contracts
New York Times

Bahraini businessmen urged to join Iraq's reconstruction projects
MENAfn

Official: Cheney Not Briefed on Iraq Work
AP

Committee Seeks Halliburton Testimony
AP

U.N. Study Finds Its Workers Uneasy About Reporting Corruption
New York Times

June 14
Indian Oil Corp to boost crude oil imports from Iraq
MENAfn

Delays Hit U.S.-Funded Iraq Oil Projects
Reuters

Dark Iraq: The other power struggle
New York Times

Cheney aide was told of oil deal
New York Times

U.N. Envoy Brahimi Says Chance Should Be Given To New Government Of Iraq
Anadolu

Iraqi university professor killed
Aljazeera

June 11
Tip-off foils new Iraq oil sabotage
AFP

$500 Million of Iraqi Oil Funds Assigned to Security
Washington Post (free registration required)

IOC to increase Iraqi crude import to 5.5 mn tnes this fiscal
New Kerala

Progress is seen for Iraqi economy
Bloomberg

Conference to highlight Iraq opportunities
American City Business Journals

Halliburton Nigeria Payments Investigated
Reuters

Workers still lining up for KBR jobs in Iraq
KHOU

Schröder: More transparency needed on oil markets
noticias.info

Iraq Procurement 2004 – 'Meet the Buyers' to take place in Amman, Jordan in November
AMEinfo

Iraq's Debts at G-8
Zaman

Alabama company to secure communciation lines in Iraq, Afghanistan
AP

June 10
Iraq oil minister vows to regain control
AFP

Controversial Commando Wins Iraq Contract
CorpWatch

Iraq-focused event scheduled to feature newly-appointed Iraqi Ministers
AMEinfo

US races to find jobs for Iraq scientists
Daily Times

Former US advisor in Iraq critical of US "compounded errors"
Channel News Asia

June 9
US, Britain win crucial UN victory on Iraq
Channel News Asia

Iraq's Oil Pipelines Attacked Twice in 24 Hours, AFP Reports
Bloomberg

Kuwait's PWC gets $130 million Iraq reconstruction contract
MENAFN

Communications upgrades continue in Iraq
Government Computer News

Nortel looks to another kind of networking
Globe and Mail

Britain denies ambitions in Iraq wealth
UPI

Japan PM wants to continue helping Iraq with aid, troops
AFP

Seabees training Iraqi apprentices
Sun Herald

Egypt, Arab League Respond to Iraq Plan
AP

June 8
US wants "most" Iraq debt forgiven
Reuters

UN to Back Iraq Resolution, Bush and France Say
Bloomberg

Iraq Claims Full Control of Oil Sector
AP

Costs are rising on Iraq rebuild plan
Newsday

Ukraine signs first contract for Iraq reconstruction, says Foreign Ministry
Interfax

Jordan opposition slams Iraq rebuilding
Big News Network

Iraq: Prime Minister Says Most Militias Agree To Disband
RFE/RL

Utah employment expert says Iraqi jobs to boom
Salt Lake Tribune

June 7
US, Britain to offer new Iraq draft at UN
AFP

U.S. contractors in Iraq face dangerous, ambiguous tasks
Knight Ridder

Rickety oil industry limps along, waiting for spare parts, help
USA Today

Jordan opposition slams Iraq rebuilding
Big News Network

Iraq PM unveils deal to disband militias, Najaf on edge as truce wobbles
AFP

June 4
Iraq to dominate G8 meet
AFP

Europe Stalls Aid To Iraq
Stephens Washington Bureau

CellTracker in line for Iraq telecoms rebuilding work
Business Weekly

Prime U.S. contractors wary about Iraq transition
Reuters

June 3
Japanese oil supplier in Iraq contract talks
FT

Thamir Ghadhban named Iraq oil minister
Oil and Gas Journal

Iraq receives $800m to boost crude production
Gulf Daily News

Top Shiite Cleric Recognizes New Interim Iraqi Government
New York Times

New Iraq finmin sees up to 90 pct of debt forgiven
Reuters

U.S. sees pullout for Iraq in 2006
Baltimore Sun

Contractors told to focus more on security in Iraq
Reuters

June 2
Democrats Seek Special Halliburton/Cheney Counsel
Reuters

Small Firms With Iraq Hopes
Washington Post (free registration required)

Iraqis: U.S. Officials Stalling 'Oil-for-Food' Probe
Fox News

France, Russia, Germany Say Iraq Draft Needs Work
Reuters

US military plans to shift focus of its Iraq mission
Straits Times

Japan looks at Iraq oil venture
Reuters

June 1
Email shows Cheney 'link' to oil contract
Guardian

Australia forgives 'vast majority' of US$500m Iraqi wheat debt
AFP

Ghadhban to Be Iraqi Oil Minister
Reuters

Iraq aims for 1.65 mbpd H2 term deals for Basra Lt
Reuters

Former Oil-for-Food Director Criticizes Security Council
New York Times

A Look at Iraq's New Interim Government
AP