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2003-03-22 International

Russian FM: US trying to step on Russia’s economic interests in Iraq

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Posted by John Phares 2003-03-22 10:06 am|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 This is the key to understanding this whole mess. This is what connects the dots of all articles here on Rantburg today. The war is illegal, their contracts are still good - worse, if they can exile him (assuming his still alive) then they will claim US occupation of Iraq is meaningless and any thing we try to do is null and void.

I suspect this is the "better deal" that was offered to Turkey and why they stalled and then screwed us. These backstabbers probably had been working out a deal to take advantage of this tactic long before the war had begun.

Posted by becky 3/22/2003 12:24:07 PM|| 3/22/2003 12:24:07 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 re: contracts and debts

I presume that both russian and french (languages) have a past tense.

dorf

Posted by Anonymous 2003-03-22 10:42:28|| 2003-03-22 10:42:28|| Front Page Top

#3 All Russia had to do was some mild public protest of the US actions and quietly take a percentage of the $9bn owed as the Iraqi bad debt from the US and everything would be cool. Putin blew it big time.

Posted by Alaska Paul 2003-03-22 11:22:19|| 2003-03-22 11:22:19|| Front Page Top

#4 "We will have to defend our interests so that the contracts which were signed under Saddam Hussein are not annulled as lacking legal force and to make sure the Iraqi debt owed us is respected."

Would have been refreshing to hear Igor put this statement on the official record at UN -- anytime in past six months. Oops, did I place "candor" and the "UN" in same sentence? Silly me.

Posted by Govy 2003-03-22 11:37:39|| 2003-03-22 11:37:39|| Front Page Top

#5 This is the key to understanding this whole mess. This is what connects the dots of all articles here on Rantburg today. The war is illegal, their contracts are still good - worse, if they can exile him (assuming his still alive) then they will claim US occupation of Iraq is meaningless and any thing we try to do is null and void.

I suspect this is the "better deal" that was offered to Turkey and why they stalled and then screwed us. These backstabbers probably had been working out a deal to take advantage of this tactic long before the war had begun.

Posted by becky 2003-03-22 12:24:07|| 2003-03-22 12:24:07|| Front Page Top

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