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...than they ever could have under a brutal dictator—pale in comparison. I hope that future demonstrations keep this concern in mind. After all, if you were President Bush, what would keep you up at night: Knowing that people think awarding reconstruction contracts to Halliburton is a kickback, or having to sign a condolence letter...
...traffic to Asia plunging 25%. Where Did Saddam Hide His Loot? To find money for rebuilding Iraq, some European nations may just want to pop by their local banks. Saddam Hussein's regime has quietly deposited an estimated $6-30 billion across Europe and the Middle East, as illegal kickback money from companies buying Iraq's oil poured in despite U.N. sanctions. The U.S. seized $1.5 billion, but a huge hoard remains. John Fawcett, who investigated Saddam's finances for the Coalition for International Justice, notes that some European countries don't seem eager to sniff out Saddam's hidden...
Buyers then write two checks. One, at the official, U.N.-approved price, is deposited in a U.N.-monitored Iraqi bank account in New York City. But the 30¢ kickback goes directly to Saddam after deposit in an Iraqi bank account in Jordan or some other location over which the U.N. has no control. During one 10-month period in 2000 and 2001, officials working with the U.N. determined that Iraq had successfully imposed a 30¢-per-bbl. surcharge, netting Saddam $175 million...
...trips, luaus and anything else that goes beyond bringing cold cuts to a sales pitch. And the drugmakers were just a step ahead of regulators. On Oct. 3, the Federal Government published draft guidelines on how drug reps should interact with physicians and hinted at tougher enforcement of anti-kickback laws...
...years was a Liberal Democratic Party heavyweight at the Foreign Ministry, for alleged bribery; in Tokyo. Suzuki's power struggle with Foreign Minister Makiko Tanaka led to her sacking this January, which severely dented the popularity of Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi. Officials allege Suzuki accepted a $40,000 kickback from a Hokkaido logging company. DIED. FRITZ WALTER, 81, captain of the first German football team to win the World Cup (in 1954), an achievement that helped ease Germany's pariah status following World War II; in Enkenbach-Alsenborn, Germany. During Walter's 21-year career, the midfielder scored 33 international...