Iraqi Opposition Threatens to Annul Contracts

18 December 2002 Iraqi opposition exiles on Tuesday unveiled the results of a three-day confab in London, having agreed to set up a 65-member coordinating committee to follow up on principles and proposals agreed at the conference, and adopted in a main political statement and a document entitled the “transition period project.” The conference, attended by 350-plus delegates, focused on the roles of different groups and parties in a post-Saddam…

Post-Saddam Iraq Remains Mystery to Oil Companies in Waiting

23 October 2002 International oil companies interested in securing footing in a post-war Iraq have few clues on where to start. The Bush administration is forging ahead with war plans, but US State Dept. attempts to organize an energy working group for exiled Iraqi opposition members are in disarray as divisions among the opposition groups persist. “A number of oil companies have been querying about the possible political outcome of…