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Thanks Eric, Your recollection seems sound to me. There is some form of cash component in the north (although I do not know exactly how it works). The issue in the south/centre is not, to my knowledge, as simplistic as Crossette presents it. To my knowledge, discussions about the cash component began after SCR 1284's passage in December 1999 (therefore not yet "for years"). The sticking point was obvious from the outset: who handles the money? This was reported on in CASI's May 2000 newsletter. The Iraqi government wanted to handle the money itself, regarding UN agencies of being corrupt, unaccountable and expensive. On the other hand, the US had opposed this. I've never heard Crossette's argument about putting "even a small amount of economic power into the hands of citizens". If citizens got any, the Iraqi government would be deciding which ones did. This observation, incidentally, also complicates the UN agencies - Iraqi government divide: the UN agencies in Iraq have Iraqi staff. Colin Rowat Iraq Sanctions Project Coordinator Center for Economic and Social Rights 162 Montague Street Brooklyn, NY 11201 Tel: (718) 237-9145 x 19 Fax: (718) 237-9147 Mob: (917) 517-5840 E-mail: crowat@cesr.org Mob. mail: 9175175840@voicestream.net URL: http://www.cesr.org/isp > -----Original Message----- > From: soc-casi-discuss-request@lists.cam.ac.uk > [mailto:soc-casi-discuss-request@lists.cam.ac.uk]On Behalf Of Eric > Herring > Sent: Wednesday, February 28, 2001 5:34 AM > To: CASI list > Subject: Cash component > > > According to the Barbara Crossette article 'IRAQI MINISTER > DISMISSES U.S. PLEDGE ON SANCTIONS' in today's CASI digest, > > 'Some ideas already floated here have been rejected by the > Iraqi government of Saddam Hussein. For example, for years > the United Nations has been urging Iraq to accept cash from > supervised oil sales - now nearing a total of $40 billion > since 1996 - to inject seed money into the local economy. > The Iraqis have refused to do this, officials say,because > it would put even a small amount of economic power into > thehands of citizens.' > > This is not something I have been following closely, but it > does not fit with my recollection (although it is > plausible). My recollection is that there is a cash > component in the north but not the centre and south because > the US and Britain don't want cash getting into the hands > of the regime this way. > > Any comments? > > Eric > > ---------------------- > Dr. Eric Herring > Department of Politics > University of Bristol > 10 Priory Road > Bristol BS8 1TU > England, UK > Tel. +44-(0)117-928-8582 > Fax +44-(0)117-973-2133 > http://www.bris.ac.uk/Depts/Politics > eric.herring@bristol.ac.uk > > -- > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > This is a discussion list run by the Campaign Against Sanctions on Iraq > For removal from list, email soc-casi-discuss-request@lists.cam.ac.uk > Full details of CASI's various lists can be found on the CASI website: > http://www.casi.org.uk > -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- This is a discussion list run by the Campaign Against Sanctions on Iraq For removal from list, email soc-casi-discuss-request@lists.cam.ac.uk Full details of CASI's various lists can be found on the CASI website: http://www.casi.org.uk