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Iraqi Port Weathers Danish Storm

Lotte Folke Kaarsholm, Charlotte Aagaard and Osama Al-Habahbeh, Special to
CorpWatch
January 31st, 2006

High-ranking officials from the United States as well as Iraq accuse the Danish
shipping company Maersk of having taken advantage of the chaos of war in order
to grab control of Iraqís oil port.
www.corpwatch.org/article.php?id=13196

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WAR PROFITEERS

US: Former Official in Iraq to Plead Guilty to Contract Fraud
www.corpwatch.org/article.php?id=13198

IRAQ: Sierra Leoneans Complain Work Too Hard, Some With Fake Certificates
www.corpwatch.org/article.php?id=13195

IRAQ: Corruption, Missing Millions and Two Dead Contractors
www.corpwatch.org/article.php?id=13185

IRAQ: Rebuilding Found to Fall Short
www.corpwatch.org/article.php?id=13186

IRAQ: Audit Describes Misuse of Funds in Iraq Projects
www.corpwatch.org/article.php?id=13161

INDIA: Labor Trafficking Victims Protest
www.corpwatch.org/article.php?id=13183

US: Whistleblower suspended by Pentagon oversight committee
www.corpwatch.org/article.php?id=13179

US: State Department Probes Claims that Army Contractors Engage in Human
Trafficking
www.corpwatch.org/article.php?id=13135

IRAQ: All is Not Quiet on the Military Supply Front
www.corpwatch.org/article.php?id=13168

IRAQ: Cronyism and Kickbacks
www.corpwatch.org/article.php?id=13160

CORRUPTION AND FRAUD

US: 10 Enron Players: Where They Landed After the Fall
www.corpwatch.org/article.php?id=13199

UN: Waste and Fraud Found in Peacekeeping Work
www.corpwatch.org/article.php?id=13162

KATRINA: FBI uncovers fraud, creates hurricane task force to probe corruption
www.corpwatch.org/article.php?id=13149

US: As Profit Soars, Companies Pay US Less for Gas Rights
www.corpwatch.org/article.php?id=13150

JAPAN: Livedoor Execs Arrested for Fraud
www.corpwatch.org/article.php?id=13147

HEALTH

US: Multiple Risks of Surgery Drug Seen
www.corpwatch.org/article.php?id=13175

US: In Article, Doctors Back Ban on Gifts From Drug Makers
www.corpwatch.org/article.php?id=13166

US: Marlboro Smokers’ Group Names Philip Morris in Suit
www.corpwatch.org/article.php?id=13139

ENVIRONMENT

US: EPA Calls for End to Releases of Chemical in Teflon Process
www.corpwatch.org/article.php?id=13176

US: Ramapough Mountain Indians Sue Ford Over Toxic Contamination
www.corpwatch.org/article.php?id=13172

INDONESIA: Mining Company Notes U.S. Review of Payments to Indonesian Military
www.corpwatch.org/article.php?id=13145

PRIVATIZATION

US: Possible big jump in tolls upsets motorists: Residents of Northern Indiana
say plan isn’t fair to their communities
www.corpwatch.org/article.php?id=13169

BOLIVIA: Bechtel Drops $50 Million Claim to Settle Bolivian Water Dispute
www.corpwatch.org/article.php?id=13144

LABOR

US: I.B.M. Accused of Denying Overtime Pay to Workers
www.corpwatch.org/article.php?id=13167

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