Sunday, March 30, 2003

Allies row over rebuilding Iraq

Even before the U.S. troops begin the battle for Baghdad, an unseemly squabble has broken out among the allies over who should rebuild Iraq.

"There's an almighty political scrap going on at the moment, ignoring the fact that the United Nations is trying to muscle in on post-war control, UK International Development Secretary Clare Short has questioned the legality of the U.S. to rebuild Iraq," said O'Sullivan.

Under international law an occupying force cannot alter, change or remake the infrastructure of the country.

U.S. President George W. Bush's administration plans to hand out contract worth $1.9 billion for post-war construction, half of which could go to subcontractors, the U.S. Agency for International Development has said.

Kansas @ 6:47 PM