WASHINGTON (AFX) – The chairman of the powerful House Energy and Commerce Committee, Billy Tauzin, criticised US dependence on Iraqi oil exports saying the world’s largest oil importer is now effectively sending Saddam Hussein some US$20 million a day in oil payments as US troops continue to mass on Iraq’s borders. During a recent congressional…
IRAQ: US Senator Tauzin criticises Iraqi oil use, US$20 million/day payments to Saddam
Posted on March 18, 2003 by EnergyAsia