Struggling with bureaucratic problems in spending
the money appropriated by Congress to rebuild Iraq, American
authorities are moving quietly and quickly to spend $2.5 billion from a
different source, Iraqi oil revenue, for projects employing tens of
thousands of Iraqis, especially in the country's hot spots, Bush
administration officials say. The spending program, which was started
unannounced, has been undertaken in consultation with Iraqi ministers,
despite misgivings that the oil revenue belonged to Iraq and that it
should be set aside for use when Iraq's sovereignty is restored,
scheduled for June 30. [more]
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