http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4615908.stm The Australian wheat exporter was the largest single supplier of humanitarian goods under the oil-for-food programme which began in 1996. The programme allowed the Iraqis to sell oil and import food and medicine at a time when sanctions had been introduced. This official Australian inquiry was requested by the United Nations, which released a report last October showing that AWB had made a total of US$220m in so-called "side payments" for the transportation of wheat. The UN found no direct evidence that AWB had knowingly paid bribes. However, investigators said that the company's staff should have realised where the money was going. AWB has consistently denied that it knew that these transportation fees - which were paid to a Jordanian firm - were ending up in Saddam Hussein's pocket. ********** Shame on you Oz what would judy garland say about this, or the tin man, $ 220 million for the transportation of wheat, what were they transporting it in the US space shuttle, or concorde, i smell bribes & its jail time in my view for the fat cat directors behind it, sleeping with the enemy then putting troops there after the invasion, is just not cricket is it. [deleted]
