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| | Reconstruction of Iraq - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | Reconstruction of Iraq is the term used for the period following the invasion of Iraq in March 2003. | | | It stated: "The people of Iraq, striving to reclaim their freedom, which was usurped by the previous tyrannical regime, rejecting violence and coercion in all their forms, and particularly when used as instruments of governance, have determined that they shall hereafter remain a free people governed under the rule of law." | | | Although Iraq, and particularly the city of Baghdad, was once known as having some of the best medical equipment and training in the Middle East, in the years following the 1991 Gulf War, after which Iraq was placed on a harsh UN sanctions regime, life expectancy for Iraqis dropped from 67 years to 59 years. |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reconstruction_of_Iraq
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| | GAO-05-876, Rebuilding Iraq: Status of Funding and Reconstruction Efforts |
| | Background: More than 30 years ago, Iraq was a regional leader in health care, but years of neglect and mismanagement under Saddam's regime left the Iraqi health system in a deteriorated state and a segment of the Iraqi population and the poor with little or no health care. | | | The established mechanism for channeling multilateral assistance to Iraq is the International Reconstruction Fund Facility for Iraq (IRFFI), which is composed of two trust funds, one run by the United Nations Development Group and the other by the World Bank Group. | | | We also interviewed agency officials in Washington, D.C. and Iraq from USAID, State, PCO, USACE, Defense Intelligence Agency, and former CPA officials; their contractor representatives in the United States and Iraq; and Iraqi representatives from the Ministry of Electricity, including Iraqi plant operators. |
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http://www.gao.gov/htext/d05876.html
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| | Iraq Political Reconstruction |
| | Building democratic institutions in Iraq would, as one scholar argues, place American power for the first time on the side of political reform rather than political reaction and the autocratic status quo in the region. | | | The United Nations and other nongovernmental organizations have the requisite experience to oversee and coordinate the reconstruction of Iraq. | | | But the task of political reconstruction in the wake of Saddam's downfall will be daunting. |
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http://www.cdi.org/terrorism/iraq-reconstruction.cfm
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| | Iraq Revenue Watch: Monitoring Iraq Reconstruction Funds, Contracts, Oil |
| | The people of Iraq endured decades of corrupt and totalitarian rule under Saddam Hussein, who squandered the nation's natural and human resources on unwinnable wars, internal repression, and enriching himself and his cronies. | | | Democracy in Iraq hinges on a comprehensive and transparent approach to the management of its resource wealth, says a group of Iraqi and international stakeholders who met to carve out a strategy for the future of Iraqi oil. | | | This November 2005 report, published by the London-based charity PLATFORM, claims that control of Iraq's future oil wealth is being handed to multinational oil companies through long-term contracts that will cost Iraq hundreds of billions of dollars. |
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http://www.iraqrevenuewatch.org
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| | USAID: Assistance for Iraq - Acquisition and Assistance Activities |
| | As Iraq transitions to a fully representative democracy, its citizens must be able to exercise their freedom to associate, express their views publicly, openly debate public policy, and petition their government. | | | A vibrant and politically-active civil society is crucial to the future of a democratic and pluralistic Iraq. | | | This could be in the form of an independent or quasi-governmental organization. |
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http://www.usaid.gov/iraq/activities.html
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| | Economic and Financial Reconstruction in Iraq |
| | One key to the successful reconstruction of Iraq is to secure a multilateral debt reduction arrangement that the new Iraqi government could ratify after the political transition. | | | The United Nations Security Council has stressed Iraq's right to the return of assets plundered by Saddam Hussein and his associates, currently located in other countries, so they can be used at last for the benefit of the Iraqi people. | | | Iraq has slashed tariffs to 5%, with humanitarian and reconstruction goods being allowed to enter Iraq duty-free. |
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http://www.state.gov/e/eb/rls/rm/29288.htm
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| | After Saddam: Assessing the Reconstruction of Iraq |
| | As long as he remained at large he was a rallying point for many of those opposed to the U.S. presence in Iraq, and at least a source of inspiration—if not funding and possibly even direction—for many of the attacks being carried out by the Iraqi insurgents. | | | The sine qua non of success in Iraq will be the willingness of the United States to remain fully engaged in Iraq for many years. | | | However, it does not necessarily mean that the U.S.-led reconstruction of Iraq is now sure to succeed. |
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http://www.brookings.edu/views/papers/pollack/20040107.htm
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| | Reconstruction of Iraq- Global Policy Forum - UN Security Council |
| | Debt organization Jubilee Iraq argues that reparations should be the responsibility of governments who loaned billions of dollars to Saddam Hussein, knowing he spent the money on weapons that enabled him to wage war on his own people and his neighbors. | | | Colonel Is Accused of Bribery in Iraq (December 2, 2005) | | | France and Germany, who opposed the invasion of Iraq, object to the US proposal of erasing up to 95% of the country’s debt because they want to see the same generous debt relief terms for the world’s poorest countries in Africa and elsewhere. |
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http://www.globalpolicy.org/security/issues/iraq/reconstructindex.htm
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| | CorpWatch : Bechtel Fails Reconstruction of Iraq's Schools |
| | This is a new bell for a new Iraq, says the headmaster. | | | In April Bechtel was awarded a contract by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) for the reconstruction of Iraq's primary and secondary schools, as part of a deal worth up to $1.03 billion to rebuild Iraq's infrastructure. | | | Karim El-Gawhary is an Egyptian journalist who regularly reports from Iraq. |
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http://www.corpwatch.org/article.php?id=9248
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| | Iraq - Global Policy Forum |
| | Crushing debts burden the country, its economy has collapsed and some of the world's richest countries and corporations are demanding war reparations from ordinary Iraqis for crimes committed by their former dictator Saddam Hussein. | | | Post-war reports on Iraq by the big media companies have continued in an uncritical vein, with positive reports about the occupation and negative coverage of Iraqi opposition. | | | While the US government and the Iraqi Governing Council push for a trial at a war crimes tribunal in Iraq, human rights activists and legal experts call for an internationally-organized tribunal. |
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http://www.globalpolicy.org/security/issues/irqindx.htm
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| | Insurgency Delays Reconstruction of Iraq |
| | Taylor said despite the insurgency, the United States and new Iraqi government were "rapidly" proceeding with reconstruction projects -- including the construction of a water treatment facility in eastern Baghdad's impoverished Sadr City -- electrical plants, schools and clinics across the country. | | | Funds there have gone toward a water project, while 19,000 of 33,000 compensation claims have also been paid for damage caused to people's properties because of the operation. | | | Rebuilding, training and equipping Iraq's own security forces will eat up $5billion alone. |
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http://www.aina.org/news/20050521135049.htm
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| | Bechtel Corporation—USAID’s Iraq Infrastructure Reconstruction Program |
| | In support of the U.S. government's reconstruction effort in Iraq, Bechtel is under contract with the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), for the emergency repair, rehabilitation, and reconstruction of critical elements of Iraq’s infrastructure. | | | Iraq Iraq Iraq Infrastructure Reconstruction Program Iraq Iraq | | | A key Bechtel and USAID goal under the Iraq Infrastructure Reconstruction Program is to maximize Iraqi participation in our work. |
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http://www.bechtel.com/iraq.htm
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| | Reconstruction of Iraq |
| | Iraqcoalition.org: The Coaltion Provisional Authority (CPA) is the name of the temporary governing body which has been designated by the United Nations as the lawful government of Iraq until such time as Iraq is politically and socially stable enough to assume its sovereignty. | | | I did not know before I came to Iraq that people would be leaving the Green Zone as much as they do, nor could anyone have realized how dangerous the situation in Iraq would become. | | | Arthur Chrenkoff's roundup of the past two weeks' good news from Iraq, OpinionJournal.com of the Wall Street Journal, October 25, 2004. |
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http://larsonreport.com/Newsstand_Reconstruction_of_Iraq.htm
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| | Reconstruction of Iraq contractors - SourceWatch |
| | A team of investigative reporters in Iraq have found a pattern of waste, fraud and abuse among U.S. companies receiving multi-million-dollar reconstruction contracts in the country, including massive over-charges for projects; shoddy work or a failure to complete tasks; and ignoring local experts who contend they could do the job better and cheaper. | | | Paul Bremer III, the top American official in Iraq, have said all future contracts will be issued only as a result of competitive bidding. | | | Karim El-Gawhary, Bechtel Fails Reconstruction of Iraq's Schools (http://www.corpwatch.org/issues/PID.jsp?articleid=9248), corpwatch, December 2, 2003. |
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http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Reconstruction_of_Iraq_contractors
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| | FindLaw's Writ - Dean: Nation Building In Iraq |
| | Chalabi, however, says that he is not interested in holding office in Iraq. | | | No one questions the authority of the United Nations to rebuild Iraq, but all signs suggest that it will be the U.S., not the U.N., that will do so. | | | General Franks - a familiar figure from his periodic press briefings - will be in charge of the initial phase, as his occupying troops sniff out remaining pockets of opposition, and search for weapons of mass destruction, in the stabilization phase. |
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http://writ.news.findlaw.com/dean/20030411.html
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| | NewsHour Extra: Getting to Democracy -- Lesson Plan |
| | Keep in mind the fact that Iraq has enormous potential economic resources, if the oil embargo is lifted. | | | Should this happen, human want, economic collapse, political crisis, collapse of democratic institutions, growth of extremism, and perhaps loss of independence would in many countries quickly follow. | | | Professor MacMillan states that "Washington seems to be talking about getting in and out (of Iraq) in eighteen months." If this is the case, is it likely that Iraq will remain stable? |
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http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/teachers/lessonplans/iraq/rebuild_4-16.html
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| | BBC NEWS Business Bush fights war on two fronts |
| | The generals who warned that hundreds of thousands of troops would be needed for several years have been proved right, despite the dismissal of such claims by high-ranking administration officials before the war started. | | | President Bush's call for $87bn (£55bn) for the reconstruction of Iraq could signal problems ahead for his plans for economic recovery at home. | | | The fact that he is asking Congress for more funds next year than had been requested for the actual war itself is a clear indication that the high numbers of US forces stationed in Iraq are now projected to remain there indefinitely. |
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/3089572.stm
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| | Iraq Reconstruction |
| | Iraq Reconstruction will put you in touch with a high quality audience of professionals with interests in Iraq, including leaders of the effort to rebuild the country. | | | It is estimated that $55bn will be needed to fund reconstruction work in Iraq. | | | Connect with a wide range of high-quality exhibitors and speakers working in the fields of petroleum, power, water, fire & safety, and telecommunications, from both inside and outside Iraq, including leaders of the effort to rebuild the country. |
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http://ir04.events.pennnet.com
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| | Iraq Investment and Reconstruction Task Force |
| | This site is maintained by the Iraq Investment and Reconstruction Task Force (IIRTF) of the U.S. Department of Commerce. | | | An Iraqi guest describes several advantages associated with doing business in the northern Kurdistan region of Iraq and his desire to work with American business partners. | | | For more information on Rebuild Iraq 2006, please read U.S. Ambassador to Iraq's welcome letter |
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http://www.export.gov/iraq
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| | Fables of the Reconstruction - Bush isn't really favoring Halliburton and Bechtel. By Daniel Drezner |
| | The winners of the top 10 contracts for work in Iraq and Afghanistan contributed about $1 million a year to national political parties, candidates and political action committees since 1990, according to the group, which studies the links between money and politics. | | | Charles Lewis, the group's executive director, released a statement arguing that the report reveals "a stench of political favoritism and cronyism surrounding the contracting process in both Iraq and Afghanistan." | | | The CPI devoted six months to research and filed more than 70 Freedom of Information Act requests and appeals to get to the bottom of the story. |
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http://www.slate.com/id/2090636
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| | USAID: Assistance for Iraq |
| | Accountability for Iraq reconstruction funds is fortified by the right mix of experience and outstanding teamwork between the field mission in Baghdad and USAID in Washington. | | | USAID assists Iraqis in reconstructing their country by working with Iraq's interim government. | | | During Saddam Hussein's rule, estimates of child mortality rates hovered at 125 deaths per 1,000 births for children under the age of five. |
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http://www.usaid.gov/iraq
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| | Iraqi Reconstruction - Rebuilding Iraq |
| | Growing out of President Bush’s commitment to the Iraqi people, the United States and numerous other nations are providing material support for Iraq’s political, economic and human reconstruction. | | | And we will stand with the new leaders of Iraq as they establish a government of, by, and for the Iraqi people.” | | | The U.S. has contributed $1.48 billion to Iraq since February 2003: |
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http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/rls/24182.htm
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| | Reconstruction Iraq |
| | The U.S. agencies that are leading the U.S. government's support for the rebuilding of Iraq are the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), the Department of Defense, and the Department of Commerce. | | | US top official for Iraq arrives in Gulf ahead of mammoth... | | | USAID Wheat Donation for Iraq to Arrive in Jordan |
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http://www.usembassy-amman.org.jo/reconstruction_iraq.htm
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| | Reconstruction in Iraq. Get the latest information on reconstruction of iraq, iraq news, awarded contracts in iraq, ... |
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| | Delay in Democracy & Reconstruction of Iraq |
| | US must request the assistance of Iran to help in Iraq reconstruction programme otherwise hawks were keep on increasing and doves keep on decreasing. | | | Therefore Iran is most qualified for reconstruction programme as well as democratization. | | | Saddam had flattened hundreds of cities and towns during eight year war with the help of US and his allies. |
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http://www.geocities.com/democraticiraq
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| | Post-War Iraq and Reconstruction - Academic Info |
| | Below are a series of interviews and features from NOW that focus on the prospect of war with Iraq. | | | Instability in Iraq: Initiatives in the Middle East Heartland | | | In addition to the report the site includes: listen to f the authors as they release the findings and recommendations, press coverage on the report, Carnegie analysis, administration speeches and presentations for war, and intelligence reports. |
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http://www.academicinfo.net/iraqpostwar.html
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| | IIRTF - Contact Us |
| | About Us About Us The Iraq Investment and Reconstruction Task Force (IIRTF) of the U.S. Department of Commerce and this Web site serve as clearinghouses of information for U.S. companies interested in Iraq. | | | The IIRTF works closely with the U.S Embassy in Iraq, other U.S. Government agencies, and international organizations to provide U.S. companies with the latest information on the commercial environment in Iraq and potential reconstruction business opportunities. | | | General exporting inquiries should be directed to our Trade Information Center (TIC) at 1-800-USA-TRADE, or visit the TIC Web site at |
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http://www.export.gov/iraq/contact
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| | Peace Corps Online PCOL Magazine |
| | Three RPCV Congressmen vote against Iraq Aid Bill | | | RPCVs organize to place ad in NY Times opposing War in Iraq | | | RPCV Congressman Chris Shays says humanitarian aid organizations curtailed in Iraq |
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http://asknot.net/messages/messages/2629/7075.html
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| | Iraq Reconstruction |
| | The Department of Defense has listed the countries that will compete as prime contractors for Iraq Reconstruction projects. | | | USAID - the equivalent of the Danish DANIDA - will coordinate the initial reconstruction efforts in Iraq. | | | Please note that these documents are not calls for new applications or projects. |
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http://www.usembassy.dk/Policy/IssuesInFocus/IraqReconstruction.htm
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| | BBC NEWS |
| | After Saddam Hussein was overthrown in 2003, total reconstruction costs were put at $55bn and grants and loans were pledged. | | | Wars, sanctions and looting have left Iraq's infrastructure in ruins. | | | Problems with electricity and water supply are a daily event for some people. |
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/spl/hi/in_depth/post_saddam_iraq/html/1.stm
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| | The Center for Reconstruction & Development |
| | "We thank you for your initiative in bringing together people who share an interest in contributing to the Iraq reconstruction effort. | | | Facilitating global reconstruction through the participation of countries, governments, agencies, companies, and organizations. | | | U.S. Treasury Under Secretary John Taylor delivers a keynote address at The Iraqi Reconstruction Conference |
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http://www.rec-dev.com
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| | Iraq Occupation and Reconstruction |
| | The War in Iraq @ The New Yorker | | | UN Office of the Iraq Program - Oil for Food |
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| | USATODAY.com - Iraq reconstruction builds plywood demand, prices |
| | A government order for plywood panels destined for Iraq is pushing key wood products prices to all-time highs. | | | The Defense Logistics Agency, the military's prime supplier, is buying more than 20 million feet of plywood sheeting, most for U.S. forces' base camps, guard posts and other projects, spokeswoman Dawn Dearden says. | | | USATODAY.com - Iraq reconstruction builds plywood demand, prices |
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http://www.usatoday.com/money/world/2003-09-01-plywood_x.htm
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