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May 28, 2004, 05:39 AM
http://nytimes.com/2004/05/28/international/middleeast/28SCRA.html?hp
In the Scrapyards of Jordan, Signs of a Looted Iraq
By JAMES GLANZ
Published: May 28, 2004
AHAB, Jordan, May 26 — As the United States spends billions of dollars to rebuild Iraq's civil and military infrastructure, there is increasing evidence that parts of sensitive military equipment, seemingly brand-new components for oil rigs and water plants and whole complexes of older buildings are leaving the country on the backs of flatbed trucks.
By some estimates, at least 100 semitrailers loaded with what is billed as Iraqi scrap metal are streaming each day into Jordan, just one of six countries that share a border with Iraq.
American officials say sensitive equipment is, in fact, closely monitored and much of the rest that is leaving is legitimate removal and sale from a shattered country. But many experts say that much of what is going on amounts to a vast looting operation.
Looks like Kimmit should be spending less time bombing Bedouin on the Syrian border and more time looking out for this stuff. I wonder how many of these "flatbed truck operations" are being carried out by those same KBR and other drivers who are working for the CPA/US Army?
In the Scrapyards of Jordan, Signs of a Looted Iraq
By JAMES GLANZ
Published: May 28, 2004
AHAB, Jordan, May 26 — As the United States spends billions of dollars to rebuild Iraq's civil and military infrastructure, there is increasing evidence that parts of sensitive military equipment, seemingly brand-new components for oil rigs and water plants and whole complexes of older buildings are leaving the country on the backs of flatbed trucks.
By some estimates, at least 100 semitrailers loaded with what is billed as Iraqi scrap metal are streaming each day into Jordan, just one of six countries that share a border with Iraq.
American officials say sensitive equipment is, in fact, closely monitored and much of the rest that is leaving is legitimate removal and sale from a shattered country. But many experts say that much of what is going on amounts to a vast looting operation.
Looks like Kimmit should be spending less time bombing Bedouin on the Syrian border and more time looking out for this stuff. I wonder how many of these "flatbed truck operations" are being carried out by those same KBR and other drivers who are working for the CPA/US Army?
