A high-level commission investigating corruption in the UN oil-for-food program released a long-awaited report stating unequivocally that a major Australian wheat company paid more than $224 million in kickbacks and bribes to Saddam Hussein's government. The commission also found that the co., ABW Ltd., had "deliberately and dishonestly" ¯ devised a scheme for the payments. |
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Amanda Lang was a wonderful member of the Opednews team, and the first volunteer editor, for a good number of years being a senior editor. She passed away summer 2014.