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1999
Iraq Turns Down 'Evil' UN Plan to Ease Sanctions(December 20, 1999)
Both the US and British forces and Hussain reported to be prepared for possibility of more military confrontation. (Guardian, London)Protests Across Iraq Against New UN Resolution (December 20, 1999)
Agence France-Presse reports that protests, originally organized to mark the first anniversary of Operation Desert Fox, shifted to protests against the new Security Council Resolution.UN Council Adopts Critical Resolution on Iraq (December 17, 1999)
The Security Council passes Resolution 1284; establishes the UN Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Commission (UNMOVIC) to replace the UN Special Commission (UNSCOM) and lifts the ceiling on the Oil for Food Program. China, France, Malaysia and the Russian Federation abstain.(New York Times)Key Points in UN Resolution on Iraq (December 17, 1999)
The UN Security Council's new landmark resolution on Iraq would restart arms inspections in Iraq and suspend trade sanctions if Baghdad complies with disarmament demands.The United States is Settling Scores (December 14, 1999)
Mohammed Sid Ahmed, an Egyptian columnist, discusses Arab's views of the Iraqi crisis.Security Council Backs Off Again on Vote on Inspections for Iraq (December 14, 1999)
New York Times article outlines the differing positions on Iraq arms inspection policy.Iraq Vows to Stand Firm Against UN Draft on Sanctions, Arms Control (December 9, 1999)
Iraq's Vice President Taha Yassin Ramadan said Iraq would prefer a US-British air strike to accepting the resolution and stated that the "Security Council cannot decide on a lifting of sanctions because of US hegemony."Iraq Vote Discredits United Nations - France (December 7, 1999)
France abstains from Security Council vote and is described as "furious" that the oil-for-food program has been cut to 1 week. (Reuters/Amman Jordan Times)Congressional Letter Calls for Lifting Sanctions on Iraq (November 30, 1999)
American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee action alert concerning letter to President Clinton, calling for the lifting of economic sanctions against the Iraqi people.How to Monitor Iraq (November 30, 1999)
An opinion from Washington Post offering a strategy to inspect weapons in Iraq.With Talks on Iraq Stalled, US May Seek Key UN Vote Terms for Resumption of Weapons Inspections in Dispute (November 27, 1999)
An article from Washington Post about the US effort to send UN weapons inspectors back to Iraq, in spite of the abortive UN talks over Iraq policy.UN Officials Say Iraq Is Completing the Shutdown of Oil Exports (November 24, 1999)
"The extent of Iraq's defiance will be tested in the next few weeks as the Security Council, which has been stalled for almost a year, moves closer to an agreement on the inspection issue." (New York Times)Iraq Cuts Exports, in Move That Foils Oil-For-Food Plan (November 23, 1999)
The New York Times reports on Iraqi cutbacks in oil exports protesting the Security Council's decision to extend the oil-for-food program for only two more weeks.Tempers Flare in UN Council Over Stalemate on Iraq Issue (November 20, 1999)
New York Times article about Security Council debate over extension of the oil-for-food program. Provides quote from Netherlands Ambassador Van Walsum's statement.Security Council Extends Iraq 'Oil-for-Food' Program Until December 4 (November 19, 1999)
A fierce battle in the Council has blocked the US plan for a six-month extension of the oil-for-food program. Instead, the Council has extended it only for two weeks, in a clear effort to press for a comprehensive new program. The barbed comments of the Dutch ambassador and the reference to the "hereditary five" reveal the enormous frustration of the Council's elected members at US obstruction and the secret negotiations of the P-5.Number of UN Contracts Delayed at $1.8 Bln (November 18, 1999)
Iraq accused the United States and Britain on Thursday of blocking more than 1,000 contracts worth $1.8 billion signed under its oil-for-food deal with the United Nations.Iraq Disagrees with Current Conditioned Efforts to Lift Sanctions (November 18, 1999)
The chairman of the Arab and Foreign Relations Committee asserted Iraq's position in a response to the information that the UN is close to adopting a British proposal.Oil Traders See No Major Break in Iraqi Exports (November 9, 1999)
Western diplomats said the 180-day United Nations "oil-for-food" programme would be renewed regardless of whether the UN was able to pass an omnibus resolution easing sanctions.Iraq Urges for a Total Embargo Lift (November 8, 1999)
Deputy Premier Tareq Aziz said Iraq was against any debate in the UN Security Council not aimed at lifting totally the sanctions against it. (China Daily)Activists Launch Campaign Against Embargo on Iraq (October 31, 1999)
Political activists launched a campaign against UN sanctions on Iraq, coinciding with the arrival in Jordan of a travelling campaign against the embargo and the return of a five-year-old Iraqi victim of cancer to an Amman hospital.Iraq Rules Out New Monitoring Tied to Suspension of Sanctions (November 4, 1999)
New York Times reports on Iraqi foreign minister's rejection of new weapons-monitoring program in return for easing of economic sanctions.Briefing by UN Humanitarian Coordinator in Iraq (October 26, 1999)
The US and Britain are trying to oust the Humanitarian Coordinator in Iraq, Hans von Sponeck, for being too critical towards the Iraqi sanctions implemented by the US. Hans von Sponeck's predecessor, Denis Halliday, was forced out for taking a similar santz on Iraq sanctions.Annan Confronts US on Iraq Humanitarian (October 25, 1999)
The Secretary General criticizes Washington's policy towards Iraq, its lack of cooperation with the UN to allow greater humanitarian relief and US unwillingness to be flexible in negotiations over the future of UN policy in Iraq. (Washington Post)UN Monitors Suggested for Iraq (October 28, 1999)
US and Britain suggested that, with no weapons inspectors in Iraq, UN monitors make sure that imports for humanitarian programs are not being diverted to military use.Iraqis Confident That Sanctions Will Soon Weaken (October 27, 1999)
Iraq these days is looking a lot less isolated. Even at the United Nations, the U.S. policy of pushing sanctions appears to be losing support.Democracy Cannot Be Manufactured at Foggy Bottom or the Pentagon (October 21, 1999)
An Interview with Representative Cynthia McKinney concerning the Situation in Iraq.Increase in Iraqi Oil Smuggling (October 16, 1999)
US naval forces in the Gulf say they are intercepting an increasing number of ships trying to smuggle goods out of Iraq in contravention of UN sanctions.Iraq May Spend Double on Parts (October 13, 1999)
Because of high oil prices, Iraq will have surpassed the UN limit on oil sales before the end of the current phase, but it was authorized to continue the sale to make up for shortfalls from previous phases.UN Experts Note Absence from Iraq (October 11, 1999)
UN weapons experts reported that they spent much of the past six months preparing to return to Baghdad and are waiting for the Security Council to adopt a new policy to get them there.Religious Leaders Urge End to Sanctions on Iraq (Sept. 27,1999)
In this letter addressed to President Clinton, a group of religious leaders urged the lifting of economic sanctions to improve the "morally intolerable" humanitarian situation in Iraq. they argued that political sanctions and an arms embargo would have greater effectiveness in punishing the Iraqi government. (Children of Iraq).Hopes to Find a Compromise for Iraq Fade at the UN (September 22, 1999)
Deadlock in the UN Security Council with the US and Russia holding divergent views on how to monitor Iraqi weapons programs and over conditions for the lifting of Iraqi sanctions. (New York Times)UNICEF Establishes Blame in Iraq (September 21, 1999)
MERIP article by Sarah Graham-Brown that discusses how the Iraqi government takes advantage of the sanctions regime. Includes excerpt from Graham-Brown's newly released book, "Sanctioning Saddam".Major UN Powers Divided on Lifting Iraq Sanctions (September 20, 1999)
A Associated Press and Reuters article about differing views of the P5 on Iraq sanctions policy.UN Official in Iraq Calls for Lifting of Sanctions (September 20, 1999)
Like his predecessor Denis Halliday, Hans von Sponek, the UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Iraq, calls for a lifting of sanctions to allow for food, medicine and most other Iraqi imports. (New York Times)Security Council Trying to Strike Deal on New Terms to Offer Iraq (September 16, 1999)
New York Times article on new developments in the Security Council raising hopes for a landmark agreement on UN policy toward Iraq and the easing of sanctions.Life and Death in Iraq (1999)
Seattle Post-Intelligencer's special report on Iraq provides news, a historical perspective, analysis, and portraits of Iraqi people and daily life in Iraq.Saddam Makes Children Hostages to His Future (September 1, 1999)
The San Francisco Chronicle briefly outlines different countries' perspectives on Iraq sanctions and calls for the recent UN report documenting humanitarian suffering in Iraq to be kept in mind as Iraq policy comes up for review.Congressional Staffers To Visit Iraq (August 29, 1999)
A Rueters article about Congressional team's decision to go ahead with visit to Iraq despite the State Department's warning that such a trip to Iraq is too dangerous. Article is followed by text of a State Department briefing with Spokesman James Foley.Ramsay Clark's Letter on Iraq and Sanctions (August 27, 1999)
Letter sent from former U.S. Attorney General Ramsey Clark to the ambassador and foreign minister of each member of the UN Security Council, and to the UN General Assembly.Suspend Sanctions Against Iraq (August 27, 1999)
"For the West and the Security Council not to end them now appears increasingly punitive and discriminatory. But there is much at stake for the United Nations and its members beyond repairing this humanitarian disaster." (Los Angeles Times)Do More to Aid Nourishment of Very Young, UN Tells Iraq (August 24, 1999)
"Secretary General told the Iraqi government that it could be doing more to help mothers and children under the program that allows Iraq to export oil to raise money for food, medicine and other essential goods." (New York Times)State Dept. Blocks Congressional Staff Visit to Iraq (August 23, 1999)
A press release from American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) criticizes blocking of investigation on impact of sanctions.End UN Sanctions Against Iraq (August 20, 1999)
"Whatever accomplishments that occurred under UN Security Council Resolutions 661 and 687 have been achieved by now, and the costs of sanctions to the Iraqi people and the UN itself far outweigh the current gains." (Los Angeles Times)Iraq 'Exporting Baby Food' (August 18, 1999)
A BBC News article about Iraq's disregarding the welfare of its children. "Baby food has been an emotional issue in the propaganda war between Iraq and the US for years...."Iraq Surveys Show 'Humanitarian Emergency' (August 12, 1999)
UNICEF Newsline article about a recent survey on child and maternal mortality in Iraq that reveals that children under age 5 are dying at twice the rate they were 10 years ago. UNICEF calls for reconsideration of sanctions against Iraq.High Oil Prices May Bring Windfall for Iraq (August 10, 1999)
New York Times reporting that the rise in oil prices may bring Iraq beyond its allotted level of oil sales under the UN Oil for Food Program, it is also reported, however, that little aid from these sales is getting to the children in need.UN Team Leaves Iraq After Destroying VX Gas (July 28, 1999)
Boston Globe reports that a UN team of independent experts ended a controversial mission that involved the destruction of the deadly VX nerve agent.Keeping Score in Iraq (August 4, 1999)
Al-Ahram article on the failure of the UN Security Council to reach a unanimous agreement on a proposal to restart discussions with Iraq, speculating that the failure will give "hope" to Saddam Hussein.Two UN Proposals to Lift Sanctions (July 26, 1999)
Nation article on two UN proposals to lift Iraqi sanctions, the Anglo-Dutch draft including a stronger UNSCOM force and the Russian-Chinese draft only requiring monitoring weapons of mass destruction.Baghdad Weapons Programs Dormant Iraq's Inactivity Puzzles US Officials (July 15, 1999)
Washington Post article on the Iraq sanctions debate. Though there is no indication that Iraq resumed chemical and biological weapons programs, the US would rather have no inspections than negotiate on UNSCOM.UN to Send Team to Iraq That Excludes Inspectors (June 25, 1999)
A small team of "totally independent and neutral" experts will travel to Iraq in order to clean up dangerous chemical substances left behind when weapons inspectors left Iraq in December 1998. (New York Times)Iraqi Foreign Minister Dismisses British Proposal on Sanctions (June 18, 1999)
The British-Dutch proposal is "unacceptable" because it "transforms Iraq into a protectorate, a new colony, through a decision taken in the Security Council," Iraqi Foreign Minister Mohammed Saeed al-Sahhaf said. (Associated Press)A New Course on Iraq (June 18, 1999)
This New York Times editorial praises the decision of the US to "put aside its counterproductive insistence that sanctions against Iraq must remain in place as long as Saddam Hussein holds power."US Backs British-Dutch Plan to Partially Lift Iraq Sanctions (June 17, 1999)
Following Britain's suit, the US decided to support a plan which would lift restrictions on Iraqi exports in exchange for allowing renewed UN inspections with full Iraqi compliance, according to the New York Times.Put Clinton on Trail for War Crimes, Too, US-Palestinian Writer Urges (June 17, 1999)
Well-known US-Palestinian intellectual and Columbia University Professor Edward Said called President Clinton a war criminal for his administration's involvement in Kosovo and for "genocidal" sanctions against Iraq. (Agence France Press/Jordan Times)Britain Floating Plan to Suspend Iraq Sanctions (June 16, 1999)
Britain has changed its position on the issues of sanctions against Iraq, leaving "the United States alone among permanent members of the Security Council in opposing the suspension or lifting of sanctions." (Associated Press)UN Warns of Severe Drought in Iraq (June 3, 1999)
According to UN officials, the UN oil-for-food program in Iraq will prove insufficient in dealing with an expected drought in the region.Damaged Iraqi Refinery Becomes a Major Hazard (May 31, 1999)
Iraq faces significant environmental damage because it is unable to finance repairs to its oil refineries under the current embargo. The UN has decided to allow Iraq to use some of its oil revenue to ameliorate the situation.Iraq Renews Oil-for-Food Deal (May 25, 1999)
Iraq's SOMO, the state oil marketing arm, was now working on new contracts for the sixth phase of the deal.Europeans May Ease Iraq Sanctions (May 19, 1999)
US has not rejected the proposal by British and Dutch, to allow foreign investments on Iraq's oil industry if Iraq let the UN inspections resume and provide unconditional and unrestricted access.Iraq Assesses Humanitarian Program (May 13, 1999)
Iraq sent a report on the oil-for-food program to U.N. Secretary-General, saying that the U.N. humanitarian program in Iraq has failed to ease the humanitarian effect on the civilians.UN Council Still Far Apart on Iraq (May 11, 1999)
Russia, with France and China, has offered a resolution to lift the oil embargo once a monitor for Iraq's weapons programs is in place. Britain and the Netherlands also proposed a resolution that reflects the U.S. position, but the US officials say they still can't agree to that resolution.Iraq Says Malaysia to Help Fight Trade Sanctions (May 11, 1999)
Malaysia called on Security Council for a new mechanism for monitoring Iraq's weapons program. They also want the air strikes and the imposition of "no-fly-zones'' to be stopped immediately.Oil Spares for Iraq Just Four Percent of Target Figure (April 26, 1999)
Article higlights one of the main problems in the current situation: Under the oil-for-food program Iraq may sell up to 5.2 billion dollars worth of oil per six-month period. However, Iraq is receiving only a fraction of the spare parts necessary to produce the oil.Syria Sneaks Iraq's Oil Out as Old Foes Become Friends (April 26, 1999)
Despite the UN/US sanctions, Syria is importing Iraq's oil. This article suggests that the government of Syria may be one of the buyers.British and Dutch Offer Plan to Expand Inspections in Iraq (April 16, 1999)
Iraq Rejects Panels' Efforts to End Impasse on Security Council (April 9, 1999)
Baghdad would not accept any further arms inspections unless economic sanctions imposed after its defeat in the 1991 Persian Gulf War were lifted.U.N. Security Council Debates New Policy on Iraq (April 8, 1999)
Ambassador Amorim of Brazil presented a report on the panels held in January to make recommendations on Iraq issues.U.S. Groups Defy Sanctions on Iraq (April 5, 1999)
Article notes the work of Voices in the Wilderness and Physicians for Social Responsibility, two groups which have openly violated the U.S./U.N. sanctions on Iraq by bringing food and medecine to the people.UN Report Says Iraq Needs Oil Investments to Rise from Poverty(March 30, 1999)
This new report suggests that there may be more humane and constructive ways of dealing with the crisis in Iraq.U.N. OKs $174M Claim Against Iraq (March 18, 1999)
U.N. panel has ruled that Iraq will have to pay an additional $174 million to companies that suffered losses resulting from Iraq's 1990 invasion of Kuwait.Saudis Seize Iraqi Plane, Seek UN Advice (March 18, 1999)
Iraqi planes are taking Iraqi pilgrims to Mecca without Sanctions Committee approval.Sanctions Kill More Children, Elderly in Iraq (March 17, 1999)
Posting from IGC member conference.Iraq Breaks Sanctions by Flying Pilgrims into Saudi Arabia (March 16, 1999)
In the face of sanctions, Iraqi Muslims demonstrate their faith.Pressure Mounts for Quick Removal of Iraq Sanctions (March 11, 1999)
Toronto Globe and Mail article on the effect of UN sanction on Iraq.Unexplained Strategies on Iraq (March 3, 1999)
bgNew York Times editorial on the shift of US strategy towards Iraq.Healing the Wounds (March/April 1999)
This short article looks into the economic aspects of the Iraq crisis, displaying quite graphically just how little of a threat Iraq poses.U.N. Wants End to 'Oil for Food' Program (February 25, 1999)
The Security Council is discussing doing away with the program in the interest of improving the humanitarian situation in Iraq. Critics dismiss efforts as academic exercises unless talk is made into action.Iraqi Infant Malnutrition 'Unacceptably High': UN (February 25, 1999)
This article shows the frustration of the lack of success with the oil-for-food program in Iraq.U.N. Panel on Iraqi Disarmament Holds First Meeting (February 23, 1999)
The recently established 20-member expert panel created to address the Iraqi sanctions, is ridiculed by Iraq. Is it to be a prolongment of procrastination, or a light at the end of the disarmament tunnel?Iraq to Ban Imports From U.S., Britain (February 23, 1999)
Article shows Iraq's importing practices under oil-for-food program.The Standoff Continues (February 16, 1999)
Margaret Warner interviews Edmund Ghareeb and Denis Halliday on the latest attack on Iraq and the question of sanctions.Iraq to Get Internet Access (February 4, 1999)
It is not clear if Iraq has obtained permission to install an Internet system from the United Nations, which has to approve Iraq's commercial contracts with foreign countries because of the sanctions.Iraq Rejects U.N. Decision to Create Study Panels (February 1, 1999)
Iraq calling for immediate action to lift sanctions, but the Security Council stays firm until Iraq has complied weapon elimination.U.S. Backs a 3-Part Review of Iraq-U.N. Relations (January 28, 1999)
Canadian proposal gains momentum.Iraq Sanctions Leave Mark On Children: Malnutrition, Unawareness Define Youth
(January 25, 1999)
Charles Sennott looks at the lives of the children of Baghdad. Irreversibly changed by years of sanctions and betrayed by their government, these children represent the future of Iraq.Canada Proposes a 'Third Way' to Deal With the Iraqis (January 23, 1999)
An attempt to end the current gridlock in the Security Council, the proposal calls for assessments of the status of Iraq's disarmament and humanitarian situation.Russia Presents Plan to End Iraqi Oil Embargo, Replace UNSCOM (January 16, 1999)
The new Russian proposal calls for more UN involvement in the overseeing of Iraq's demilitarization. It responds to international frustration with US influence over Butler and his team .Council Deliberates on Iraq (January 15, 1999)
First serious discussions on how the SC is to resume monitoring Baghdad's weapons programs while improving the humanitarian situation for the Iraqi people.U.S. Wants Iraq Oil Ceiling Lifted (January 14, 1999)
Springboarding from the French proposal, the administration insists this would be an expansion of oil-for-food and not a lifting of sanctions.UN: Iraq Not Buying Food Under Plan (January 14, 1999)
Western diplomats fear Iraq may be delaying signing humanitarian aid contracts at a time when it is trying to increase pressure to have the U.N. oil embargo lifted.France, in Break with US, Urges End to Iraq Embargo (January 14, 1999)
More details and responses on France's proposal for Iraq Embargo.France Presents Iraq Embargo Plan (January 13, 1999)
France outlines a proposal to ease the oil embargo on Iraq, while also establishing a weapons monitoring program.U.S. More Isolated in U.N. on Keeping the Iraq Sanctions (January 12, 1999)
A growing number of Security Council members and Arab nations support lifting an embargo on Iraqi oil sales or significantly relaxing sanctions in other ways to relieve the suffering of the Iraqi people.Security Council Puts Onus Back on Inspectors in Iraq 1998
About the problems with the UN inspections in Iraq. (Associated Press)Call for Action Against Sanction on Iraq (December 25, 1998)
A piece in New York Times, signed by organizations and individuals.US Rejects Demands to Dump Butler (December 24, 1998)
US defends Mr. Richard Butler from the demands of Iraq as well as Russia, France, and China that he be removed from UNSCOM. (Sydney Morning Herald)Now UN Is Left to Ponder Inspections and Sanctions (December 21, 1998)
The four days air strike on Iraq have left UN with assessments to be made on inspections and sanctions.(New York Times)What Now? Doubts About US and UN Policy on Iraq Increase (December 21, 1998)
Gap between the policy goals and policy tools have created a dilemma for policy towards Iraq. (New York Times)Bombardments Américains Sur Bagdad (December 18, 1998)
Le Monde Diplomatique discusses the world's reactions to the US/British bombings of Iraq and questions UNSCOM's loyalties.Strike Aims to Cripple Weapons Centers (December 17, 1998)
While the aim is clear, it may only serve to cripple UNSCOM and US intelligence on Iraqi weapons programs.(New York Times)US Seems Ready to Accept a UN Review of Iraqi Sanctions (December 7, 1998)
Despite Iraq's non-compliance with the UN inspections, US and UK move towards comprehensive review in the hope that they can maintain the sanctions.Nearly One Million Children Malnourished in Iraq, Says UNICEF (November 26,1998)
UNICEF surveys reveal deepening crisis.Washington and Baghdad Agree on One Point: Sanctions Hurt (November 22, 1998)
An article from New York Times by Philip Shenon giving a brief history of Iraq sanctions and the position of the United States.UN Official Resigns over Iraqi Sanctions (November 15, 1998)
Article from In These Times by Craig Aaron on the UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Iraq resigning to protest the continuation of economic sanctions against Iraq.UN Vote Condemns Iraq Without Mentioning Force (November 8, 1998)
The position of the Security Council could allow the United States to increase its pressure on Iraq.Security Council Outlines New Strategy on Iraq Arms (0ctober 30,1998)
New policy will hinge on Iraqi co-operation.In New Challenge to the U.N., Iraq Halts Arms Monitoring (0ctober 31,1998)
Iraq demands end to sanctions, wants inspectors to withdraw.The Voices in the Wilderness: Call for Action Against the Pre-Penalty Notice from the Department of the Treasury (October 13, 1998)
A letter from an NGO protesting against the sanctions on Iraq and calling for support to stop the humanitarian disaster in Iraq.UN Official Blasts Sanctions: Women and Children are the Real Victims (September 30, 1998)
BBC report on Denis Halliday's resignation. Many of the dominant complaints on the current policy of sanctions are voiced in this article.UN Coordinator to Leave Iraq at End of September (September 13, 1998)
Denis Halliday, UN coordinator of the Iraqi oil-for-food progamme, is scheduled to leave Iraq in September.UN Keeps Sanctions on Iraq, Citing Its Balking of Monitors (September 9, 1998)
Article from the New York Times by Barbara Crossette on the Security Council Decision to keep the sanctions on Iraq.American Inspector on Iraq Quits, Accusing UN and US of Cave-In (August 27, 1998)
Judith Miller of the New York Times on the resignation of William S. Ritter Jr. and his reasons for resigning.Mediator Failed to Sway Iraq on Arms, Security Council Is Told (August 18, 1998)
ANew York Times article by Paul Lewis on the failed efforts of the mediator in Iraq.US Pressed UN to Cancel Iraqi Arms Inspections (August 16, 1998)
Opposed to Clinton administration's strong public position, the administration has intervened secretly against surprise inspections in Iraq.Iraq Increasingly Defiant on Arms Inspections (August 13, 1998)
A New York Times article by Barbara Crossette on the arms inspection-sanctions situation.Iraq's Oil Deal Needs to Be Improved (June 28, 1998)
A new oil-for-food plan is needed to improve the situation of the Iraqi population. (Reuters)UN Chief Inspector: Iraq Close to Being Free from UN Sanctions (June 15, 1998)
Article previewing a possible end to UN Security Council sanctions. (Associated Press)Iraq, UN Reach Agreement on Disarmament Plan (June 14, 1998)
Posted by CNN Interactive.UN Chief: More Humanitarian Supplies Reach Iraq (June 9, 1998)
Improved arrangements under the oil-for-food program for Iraq are finally realized, but problems remain."Americans, Flouting UN Embargo, Organize Relief for Iraqis" (March 24, 1998)
New York Times article.Sanctions Exact Tragic Toll in Iraq (March 16, 1998)
Article from theChicago Tribune.Sanctions an Indiscrete Harm to Iraqi Bourgeoisie (March 1, 1998)
Article from the New York Times.How UN 'Inspects' An Iraq Site (February 24, 1998)
'Informative' article from the Christian Science Monitor in February 1998, which reviews the issue which has caused the UNSCOM migraine.Letter to Secretary Albright Urges Means Other Than War to Contain Iraq (February 10, 1998)
Article about Archbishop Theodore E. McCarrick's letter to Secretary of State Madeleine K. Albright regarding the situation in Iraq . Archbishop McCarrick is the chairman of the International Policy Committee, United States Catholic Conference (USCC). Click here for the text of Archbishop McCarrick's Letter to Secretary Albright (February 5, 1998).1997
UN Chief May Propose Easing Restrictions on Sale of Iraqi Oil (November 27, 1997)
Article from the New York Times."UN Council Asked to Raise Limit on Sale of Iraqi Oil" (February 3, 1997)
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