Thursday, October 27, 2005

Saddam Got $1.8 Billion in Kickbacks

More than 2,000 companies from 66 countries are implicated in the UN's report on the Oil for Food scandal. Among those on the list, Belgian-based Volvo Construction Equipment and German-American car maker DaimlerChrysler.

The UN's 500-page report says the companies paid $1.8 billion in bribes and kickbacks to the Saddam Hussein regime over the life of the $64 billion program. (WashPost) [Click United Nations Seal to read the full report from the UN]

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