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DECEMBER, 2003

December 15, 2003
US and France agree on Iraqi debt
BBC

Halliburton handed Iraq contract
Evening Standard

Bush seeks bigger role for Europe to aid Iraq
FT

Annan Wants Quick Creation of Iraq Gov't
AP

Halliburton Gets More Business in Iraq
Reuters

Baker Starts Iraq Debt Relief Mission
AP

Martin, Bush use call to discuss Iraq, trade
Globe and Mail

USFilter backs off Iraq
Desert Sun

Joy Fades as Iraqis Chafe Under a Grim Occupation
New York Times

Iraqi Planners Hope To Start Trial by Spring
Washington Post

The same old racket in Iraq
The Guardian

Bidding for Iraq contracts delayed again
Reuters

Sen. Clinton Calls For New Authority In Iraq
1010WINS

Baker mission on Iraqi debt beginning in glow of Saddam capture
AP

December 12, 2003
International Fund For Iraq Becomes Operational
Center for Reconstruction and Development

Bush Says Halliburton Will Have to Repay Any Overcharges
New York Times

Pentagon Investigates Halliburton's Iraq Contracts
Dow Jones

Bush sends debt-relief message to Europe
Washington Times

Indian firms fight back for $10bn Iraq 'prize'
Asia Times

Payback in Iraq
New York Times

Press frowns at Iraq contracts policy
BBC

U.S. braces for legal battle over Iraq contracts
Reuters

Schröder, Annan Criticize U.S. Decision on Iraq Contracts
Deutsche Welle

Saddam's Palace May Be New U.S. Embassy
AP

Human Rights Watch: Coalition 'failed' Iraqi civilians
BBC

Iraq will take years to fix
Dawn

Iraqi Protesters Oust Appointed Governor
Washington Post

Shia demand UN decides on elections
AFP

EU stresses backing for rebuilding Iraq in UN framework
AFP

December 11, 2003
EU Sharpens Rhetoric Over Block on Iraq Contracts
Reuters

Halliburton's Iraqi Fuel Imports Raise Eyebrows
New York Times

Pentagon delays Iraq bidders' conference
AP

Army Corps to Have Big Role in Awarding Iraq Contracts
Washington Post

China 'concerned' over bar on Iraq contracts
AFP/Reuters

Ireland excluded from Iraq contracts
Business World

Annan criticises US restrictions on Iraq contracts
AFP

International lawyers pore over details of Iraq contracts
FT

New Iraqi Army losing nearly half its recruits due to low pay
Chicago Tribune

Amnesty raises doubts about Iraqi tribunal
Aljazeera

Iraq Council May Not Exist Past July
AP

Iraq Halts Its Count of Civilian War Deaths
LA Times

December 10, 2003
US allies query Iraq contract ban
BBC

Russia won't write off $8 bn Iraq debt
Iraq.net

Iraq imposes petrol rationing to deal with fuel shortage
BBC

Amman conference focuses on long-term Iraqi investment
Daily Star

India pledges USD 30 million assistance to Iraq
IndiaExpress

Rebuilding Iraq: What will it cost?
CNN

Iraqi real estate in dispute
Washington Times

High Payments to Halliburton for Fuel in Iraq
New York Times

Iraqis set up war crimes tribunal
BBC

Annan to name interim Iraq envoy
BBC

White House Defends Bid Policy in Iraq
AP

Death comes in cans for US troops in Iraq
Reuters

Aussies win Iraq contracts
Herald Sun

In Revival Of Najaf, Lessons for A New Iraq
Washington Post

Gordon Brown to boost Iraq operations by £800m
FT

Provincial governor ousted in anti-Ba'athist drive
FT

Cyprus base for UN's Iraq staff
Reuters

December 9, 2003
Iraq kicks off privatisation drive
AFP

US delays tenders for $18.6 billion Iraq work
Reuters

Bechtel gets black marks on Iraqi school repairs
Knoxville News Sentinel

Iraq Reconstruction Funds Slow Coming In
AP

Fuel Shortages
Iraq Today

Fueling anger in Iraq
Washington Post

De La Rue named as co-sponsor of Iraq Procurement 2004
AME Info

Ohm Employees Leaving Iraq: Washington Post
Chosun Ilbo

SupplyCore lands $67M deal in Iraq
Rockford Register Star

Car Blast Near Base in Northern Iraq Wounds 31 G.I.'s
New York Times

Kuwait welcomes return of Iraqi ambassador
Arab Times

Iraqi Air Force Jets Head to the Junkyard
AP

December 8, 2003
Mobile network ‘faces delay as Pentagon probes corruption’
Monday Morning

Korean power workers pull out of Iraq
Middle East Online

Funds for Iraq Are Far Short of Pledges, Figures Show
New York Times

Making a killing in the new Iraq as cars, TVs, food and fridges flood in
Guardian

Kellogg leaves GTSI for Iraq
Federal Computer Week

Iraq oil output, exports not normal until 2005-EIA
Reuters

US official visits Kuwait to coordinate Iraqi reconstruction
AFP

Saudi-Iraq border stays closed to trade
l'express

Iraq delays hand Cheney firm $1bn
Observer

U.S. Targets Iraqi Guerrilla Financier
AP

Plan to use ex-militiamen in Iraq could spark war
Daily Star

Some Iraqis Get New Freedom After Saddam
AP

Iraq to Create Tribunal to Prosecute Hussein War Crimes
New York Times

December 5, 2003
Bush picks friend Baker as Iraq debt envoy
Reuters

Iraq: Focus on Oil for Food Contracts
IRIN

Firms complain of chaotic ride to get Iraq business
Reuters

At U.S. Meeting, Iraq Appears Open for Business
New York Times

UN debates Iraqi oil funds
BBC

Countries pledge cash for Iraq loan guarantees
Reuters

Outlawed Ba'athists may seek a political role in Iraq
FT

Recent visitors to Iraq question US tactics
DAWN

Oil sabotage costs Iraq dearly
RFE/RL

Turkish Companies to Compete For US$19-Billion Tender in Iraq
Zaman

Iraq's labor minister optimistic over new jobs
Reuters

Iraq Could Produce Another Enron
Newsday

Bechtel in Iraq: Weapons of Mass Construction
Republicons.org

Consultant employed president's brother
FT

December 4, 2003
Attacks on Iraq's oil better planned -- official
ABS-CBNNews.com

Saudi Arabia to Withhold $1 Billion Aid for Iraq
Arab News

Iraqi reconstruction: change of tack
Middle East International

U.S. Rejects Iraqi Plan to Hold Census by Summer
New York Times

Korean Firms Question Projects in Iraq
Korea Times

US Resistance to Direct Vote Galvanizes Iraq's Shiite Clerics
LA Times

'US would welcome bigger Nato role in Iraq'
Reuters

Tensions simmer in Governing Council
Daily Star

Iraqi Political Parties Will Form Militia to Work With American Forces
New York Times

Jalal Talabani: Why Al-Arabiya Was Restricted
Washington Post

December 3, 2003
Pentagon Delays Iraq Oil Contracts Awards
Reuters

Iraq Reconstruction Contracts Briefing to Be Held in Washington, D.C., Wednesday, December 10
Business Wire

Competition scares Iraqi entrepreneurs
Aljazeera

Iraq's future adrift on a sea of oil
Business Day

Edwards to Unveil Ethics Measures Plan
AP

More Dinars, Please
Slate

Kurdish airport built jointly by Iraqis and U.S. Soldiers
Gulf1.com

Iraqi orchestra goes to America
BBC

No immediate change seen in crude-oil output quotas as OPEC ministers gather
AP

Cleric Joins Opposition to Iraq Plan
AP

US Army Uses Bulldoze Threat to Get Iraqis to Talk
Reuters

Lack of trust blights Iraq's power transfer
FT

Ministers look for the lessons in Iraq failures
The Guardian

Iraqi public wants US out
Aljazeera

Annan forms advisory group on Iraq
AFP

December 1, 2003
Iraqi Council Agrees on National Elections
New York Times

British firms pull out of bids for Iraq contracts
The Scotsman

Kuwait transfers money to Iraq
Finance24

Retail revolution at Baghdad's gates
Reuters

Fruit no substitute for Iraqi security
BBC

Iraqi council may backtrack on power-transfer plan after objections
Seattle Times

Muslim Online Media See Bush Visit as PR Stunt
Washington Post

US keeps its Iraqi bases covered
Asia Times

Saddam's Labor Laws Live On
The Progressive

Iraqis Dispute U.S. Account Of Samarra Attack
NBC17

 

   
 

CSIS: Measuring Stability and Security in Iraq
December 2007 report from the Center for Strategic & International Studies assessing the U.S. Defense Departments latest report on Iraq. The CSIS report cites "strong indicators that the glass has gone from one that was mostly empty to one that is at least half full," but adds that the military assessment "scarcely describes a stable or secure Iraq and it indicates that the Iraq War still presents a high risk of failure."

IMF Review (August, 2007) PDF file
Report on Iraq’s economic situation, the effects of deteriorations in security, and progress on strengthening macroeconomic and structural reforms, based on IMF meetings with Iraqi officials and analysis by the IMF staff and Executive Board.

 

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Development Fund for Iraq: Summary of 2007 Audit PDF file
Ernst & Young's summary of findings for the period ending December 31, 2006, from the International Advisory and Monitoring Board for Iraq (IAMB).

Smuggling of Crude Petroleum and Products (In Arabic) PDF file
2006
The second transparency report produced by the inspector general of Iraq's ministry of oil, describing corruption in the oil sector, and in particular the multi-billion dollar smuggling of crude petroleum and refined products.

 

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