Word: crowder
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Lyndsi Ronnell Alysia Crowder: A la William Carlos Williams...
...some concern illegal weapons shipments. Moreover, congressional investigators are probing an Italian bank's handling of $750 million in U.S. Department of Agriculture credits extended to Iraq in the 1980s for food purchases. In an internal memo dated Feb. 23, 1990, administrator F. Paul Dickerson warned Under Secretary Richard Crowder: "In a worst case scenario, investigators would find a direct link to financing Iraqi military expenditures, particularly the Condor missile." Despite Dickerson's warning, the department was still considering $500 million in additional credits when Saddam invaded Kuwait...