Iraq and U.S. sign commercial agreement

[norml]

Iraq and U.S. sign commercial agreement

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Iraq and the United States signed a commercial cooperation agreement Monday that officials hope will help this country move into a free market after decades of wars, sanctions and state control.

U.S. Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez and Iraqi Trade Minister Abed Falah al-Sudani attended the ceremony and told reporters that the Iraqi leadership will not tolerate widespread corruption.

"Concerning the agreement that we signed today, it is the result of long discussions and follows mutual agreements between Iraq and the United States," al-Sudani told reporters.

He said that the principles of the agreement are based on improving the Iraqi economy after it was destroyed by war.

"This agreement will be one of the important agreements that encourages the Iraqi economy to move from centralized economy to free economy," the Iraqi official said.


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http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/national/1107AP_Iraq_Economy.html

[liberal N proud]

1. the Iraqi leadership will not tolerate widespread corruption - oxymoron

Is bu$h regime involved?

[fasttense]

2. Finally, the true purpose of the war in Iraq is revealed.

Free Trade!!!

"He said that the principles of the agreement are based on improving the Iraqi economy after it was destroyed by war."

[OneBlueSky]

3. wonder if this agreement encompasses Order 81 . . .

ORDER 81: Re-engineering Iraqi agriculture
The ultimate war crime: breaking the agricultural cycle

http://globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=viewArticle&code=SMI20050827&articleId=870

Under the guise of helping get Iraq back on its feet, the US is setting out to totally re-engineer the country's traditional farming systems into a US-style corporate agribusiness. They’ve even created a new law – Order 81 – to make sure it happens.

- more . . .

http://globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=viewArticle&code=SMI20050827&articleId=870