AUGUST, 2004

August 31
Polish Group Bumar Negotiating Iraq Arms Contract
AFP

Iraq to establish national oil company
DPA

Iraq signs 1st post-war Kirkuk term deal with Turkey
MENAFN

U.S., Iraqis Discuss Aid to Najaf, Baghdad
AP

U.S. May Shift Iraq Reconstruction Funds to Security
Reuters

Seabees may see action in Iraq again
Sun Herald

Putin approves arms sales to Iraq
Xinhua

In Iraq, a Quest to Rebuild One More Broken Edifice: Science
New York Times (free registration required)

August 30
Attacks bring Iraq's key southern oil exports to a halt
AP

Central Bank of Iraq approves three new foreign banks
Kuwait News Agency

Negroponte Wants $3 Bln Shifted to Iraq Security, Journal Says
Bloomberg

Baghdad international trade fair set for December
AFP

Death no deterrent to Iraq rush
Telegraph India

Emarat to export lubricants to Libya, Iraq
Business Times

Prospects for jobs in Iraq overshadow dangers of war for many
Chicago Tribune

US companies still keen on employing Philippine workers in Iraq
ABS-CBN

Mercenaries cashing in on booming global industry
Scotland on Sunday

August 27
Pipeline Attack Slows Iraq's Oil Production
Washington Post (free registration required)

Iraqi civilian personnel to receive training from Russia
VOA

This isn't your ordinary mechanic's job; it's in Iraq
Seattle Post-Intelligencer

U.S. firms still want Phillipines workers in Iraq
Today

Little Silver banker aids rebuilding of Iraq
Independent

American Technology Reports on Growing Long Range Acoustic Devices
American Technology Corporation press release

Hunt for missing Iraq cash 'unlikely'
Birmingham Post

Analysts: Aid Effectiveness Dependent on Security in Post-Conflict Societies
VOA

August 26
Iraq cash may be lost, says Weir
Guardian

Perini Commissions First New Power Plant in Iraq Since 1976
Perini Corporation press release

Saboteurs hit Iraqi oil pipelines
BBC

Iraq Oil & Gas – Amman meeting deemed a success
AMEinfo

Banks 'laundered' Iraq oil for food payments
Telegraph

Despite high risk, insurance firms struggle to bounce back in Iraq
Philadelphia Inquirer

2 Firms Win Contracts for Missile Work
Washington Post

August 25
Auditor Criticizes Iraq Contract Oversight
Washington Post (free registration required)

Iraq selling Kirkuk oil for first time since May
Reuters

Weir unsure about Iraq payments
Evening Standard

U.S. Treasury Banishes Belarus Bank for Iraq Laundering Ties
Mosnews

Iraq: top envoy discusses UN role in rehabilitation and reconstruction efforts
UN press release

OverNite Software introduces online security training course
Business Wire

Transoceanic opens second Iraqi office in Mosul
Iraq Investment & Reconstruction Task Force

August 24
US and Iraqi engineers continue to boost Iraq's electricity sector
USACE press release

Iraq seeks to end mediators role in oil contracts to avoid kickbacks
Arabic News

Iraq reconstruction still in promise stage
LA Times

Halliburton contracts balloon despite being under cloud
Athens News

Crude Oil Futures Fall a 3rd Day as Iraq Increases Shipments
Bloomberg

For $100,000, Iraq worth the risk
Chicago Tribune

Extraction of crops irrigated by salt water
Iraq Business News Service

The conversion of central markets to shopping malls
Iraq Business News Service

August 23
Iraq reopens main export pipeline
Reuters

Everyone Wants a Piece of the $18-Billion Man in Iraq
LA Times (free registration required)

U.N. tainted by Iraq's oil-food plan scandal
New York Times

Iraqis criticize Kellogg, Brown and Root
AP

Weir rises above Iraq mess with new deals
Sunday Herald

'Iraq oil stocks coming to an end'
IANS

Romulo to initiate talks on redeploying OFWs to Iraq
dzMM

Converting military companies to produce civil products
Iraq Business News Service

Central Baghdad Railway Station rehabilitation gets underway
PCO

August 20
Iraq Oil Exports Still Halved After Basra HQ Attack
Reuters

Audit shows $8.8 billion in Iraq funds missing
Reuters

Modern equipments for protecting electric systems
Iraq Business News Service

Crosspoint Ventures Announces Annual Iraq Oil Conference to Be Held in Geneva, Switzerland
Crosspoint Ventures press release

Work continues on Baghdad-Baiji railway lines
Iraq Business News Service

$1 billion defense contract
LA Daily News

August 19
Billions in U.S. aid for Iraq caught in red tape
Chicago Tribune

U.S. Army Sees Decision on Halliburton Billing Soon
Reuters

IRISL offers to help open transport route to Iraq
Tehran Times

UNEP launches project to restore Iraqi marshlands
Iraq Procurement

Schroeder pledges to help rebuild Iraq
Xinhua

Iraq hospitals under siege
USA Today

CACI 4th-qtr profit jumps 56 pct; shares rise
Reuters

Raytheon awarded five-year Tomahawk missile contract
Business Journal

South Koreans chase profits in northern Iraq
Daily Times

August 18
Interim Iraqi delegation holds talks in Turkey
AP

Halliburton penalties on, then off again
Dallas Morning News (free registration required)

Iraqi civil service holds series of training programs to aid reconstruction
World Bank

Japan plans to offer job training programs and yen-denominated loans to Iraq
MENAFN

Al Yawar in Turkey, assures crackdown on Kurd rebels
AP

Iraq oil exports halved
Reuters

InterNetwork Experts Announces Contract Extension and Operations Expansion in Iraq
InterNetwork press release

CACI Awarded $126 Million Contract to Support U.S. Navy Maintenance Information System
CACI press release

August 17
Iraq closes one main oil exporting pipeline following threats
Arabic News

Kuwait's PWC wins $31.6 million contract to supply U.S. army in Iraq with IT
MENAFN

Halliburton Has More Time to Verify Costs
New York Times

New 52MW power plant for Iraq
Trade Arabia

Militia Set Fire to Iraq Oil Well in New Tactic
Reuters

Interim Iraqi delegation holds talks in Turkey
AP

Indian workers say they applied for Gulf jobs, ended in Iraq
AP

Shell share rise fuelled by Total takeover speculation
Herald

Iraqi oil meeting to take place in Amman, Jordan on Saturday
Iraq Procurement

Armor Holdings Gets Military Contracts
AP

Iraq looks to develop agriculture and water sectors
Iraq Directory

The General Company of Sugar shows its readiness of running Al-Sulymania sugar factory
Iraq Business News Service

August 16
Consultants profit from their Pentagon ties
Boston Globe

Unrest jolts electronics re-export to Iraq
Khaleej Times

After American oil hits highest records, Iraqi oil exports return back to normalcy
Arabic News

Firms back probe into oil-for-food
AP

Iraq domestic pipeline ablaze days after attack
Reuters

Blue Canopy Federal Group Wins Iraq Theater Training Support Contract with U.S. Army
Blue Canopy press release

Sadr Aide Tells Shiites to Quit Iraqi Conference, AFP Reports
Bloomberg

U.N. Official Urges Political Independence
AP

Iraqis view national conference as political game
Xinhua

Instability in Iraq puts Ciech plans to rebuild sulphur mine on hold
Poland AM

U.S. Army Awards Goodrich a Helicopter Laser Warning Survivability Equipment Spares Contract
Goodrich press release

Sikorsky Selects Goodrich Diagnostic Systems for U.S. Army's UH-60M BLACK HAWK Helicopters
Goodrich press release

August 13
Iraq restores Basra oil flow, tests Kirkuk link
Reuters

$1.5 billion to be invested in Iraqi electricity sector
menareport.com

Iraq rebuilding is gaining pace says US official
Gulf Daily News

Saddam's oil-food fraud: 'UN let him do it'
New York Times

Iraq's insurance industry getting back on track
Knight Ridder

Iraq looking to boost trade and industry
Iraq Directory

Two Billion Dollars of Losses in Iraq
Al-Hayat

Amid chaos in Iraq, tiny security firm found opportunity
AP

Missile work under budget
Public Opinion

Ministry of Trade to supply citizens with construction materials
Iraq Daily

August 12
Halliburton Is Faulted by Pentagon on Accounts
New York Times (free registration required)

London Spends 600 Million Dollars On Iraqi Reconstruction
AFP

Iraq oil exports at 50% for 4th day
Reuters

Minister of Industry Plans to Manufacture Iraqi Cars
Iraq Business News Service

Pentagon might stop $600m payment
Reuters

Militia threaten Iraq oil lines if Najaf attacked
Reuters

With new U.N. envoy due in Baghdad, Security Council agrees to extend U.N. mission in Iraq for a year
AP

Iraq Struggles to Rebuild Health Care System
VOA

Utah firm rebuilds Iraq tech network
Salt Lake Tribune

South Dakota Fire Truck Builder Wins Iraq Contract
AP

Achieving Electric Nourishing Projects and Clear Water Stations in Karada and Zaafarania
Iraq Business News Service

Iraq looks to adopt electronic payments
Banker Middle East

Sgt. sees contract omission
AFPN

August 11
Kuwait approves draft deal for $7 billion oil fields development
MENAFN

Halliburton Questioned on $1.8 Billion Iraq Work -WSJ
Reuters

BP, Shell mull Iraq research
Reuters

Parsons Delaware employs 750 Iraqis in hospital renovation
PCO

Gunmen slay top official with Iraqi Shiite faction
AP

Gulf Maritime 2005 visitors to swell by 60 per cent
Khaleej Times

DoD Statement on Jack Shaw and the Iraq Telecommunications Contract
US Dep't of Defense

Kurdish Authorities Accused of Seizing UN Equipment in Iraq
VOA

Iraqi Basrah Raw Exports Reaches 2 Millions Barrel daily
Iraq Directory

Raytheon Awarded $36 Million for New Production of Additional Thermal Weapon Sight Order
Raytheon press release

Iraq and the Iraqi Government Utilize Altiris for Client, Asset and Server Management
Altiris press release

Reconstruction efforts discussed in Baghdad at Iraq Engineer Summit
PCO

Opinion: The corruption is thick in Iraq
Seattle Post Intelligencer

August 10
Iraq to construct 4 new oil refineries
MENAFN

CACI Iraq interrogation contract extended
Reuters

Many Iraqis disappointed that corruption still exists in the new Iraq
AP

Iraq Oil Exports Reduced by Sabotage, Not Halted
Reuters

Bush runs afoul of Irish-Americans over Iraq contract
AFP

Iraq reconstruction boom to boost visitor turnout at Gulf Maritime 2005
AMEinfo.com

U.N. committee to report on Iraqi oil-for-food corruption by mid-2005
AP

Taiwan Premier Yu Shyi-kun pledges aid to Iraq during delegate's visit
Taiwan News

August 6
Polish Premier Belka to Meet Bush on Iraq, Contracts
Bloomberg

Philippines prepares to lift ban on sending workers to Iraq
Radio Singapore International

Iraq-Turkey pipeline hit again
NTVMSNBC

Bush signs defense bill featuring additional outlays for Iraq
Kyodo News

Iraq Minister of Trade expresses fears over priorities
Iraq Directory

Turkey will continue to trade with Iraq: Tuzmen
NTVMSNBC

How safe is Iraq?
Christian Science Monitor

Turkmen People Struggle to Find Role in New Iraq
VOA

August 5
CACI Gets $15 Million Iraq Contract Extension
Reuters

US to advertise new deals for rebuilding Iraq
Reuters

Migrants trade poverty for danger
San Francisco Chronicle

Opinion: Accountability in Iraq
Cincinnati Post

New Iraqi dinar enjoys thriving Internet trade
USA Today

August 4
$1.9 billion of Iraq funds go to U.S. contractors
Washington Post

US spent $544 million on Iraq reconstruction
MENAFN

Taylor Replaces Nash to Lead Reconstruction of Iraq, FT Says
Bloomberg

Iraq Is Soliciting Bids to Help Determine How Much Oil It Has
New York Times (free registration required)

Contract figures show Halliburton's startling growth
GovExec.com

Specialists quit police force for Iraq jobs
West Australian

Iraq: Professionals Increasingly Eye Emigration As Security Problems Continue
RFE/RL

Thousands of Nepalese workers still go to Iraq illegally
Xinhua

August 3
Kuwait and Iraq form joint committee for oil development
KUNA

German firm signs contract to build power plants in Iraq
AFP

Key Iraqi oil pipeline is bombed
IHT

Iran Seeks Key Role In Iraq Reconstruction
AP

Petroiran Mulling Investment In Iraq
Tehran Times

3 Iranian banks allowed to open branches in Iraq: report
Xinhua

Protecting Iraq's oil infrastructure
BBC

Bahrain pledges its support for Iraq's reconstruction
MENAFN

Turkish truckers quit Iraq after hostage killed
smh.com.au

Philippines to lose much for ban on working in Iraq
Xinhua

Software exec gets a taste of war by helping rebuild Iraq's economy
Denver Post

Opinion: Next for Iraq: financial standards
Atlanta Journal-Constitution (free registration required)

August 2
Iraq audit spurs criminal probes
LA Times

CPC to evaluate merits of Iraq oil exploration
Central News Agency

Iraqi team visits Iran for trade talks despite defence minister's charges
AFP

Kuwait, Iraq form joint committee on oil, gas cooperation
Xinhua

Iraq violence scares off investors
Knight Ridder

Iraqi date industry suffers from war, pollution and neglect
AFP

Engineers take on powerful role in Iraq
Stars and Stripes

Iraqis queue up for dream pay in reconstruction work
AFP

Weir plays down threat of being blacklisted
Scotsman

Defense contracts growing in Tennessee
AP

Opinion: It's time to rein in reckless spending by military, civilian contractors in Iraq
Newsday