Iraq Reconstruction News 13 January 2007

Iraq Reconstruction News
13 January 2007


1. GRD Iraq Reconstruction Report, 13 January 2007. http://www.grd.usace.army.mil/news/releases/20070113.pdf

2. World Bank ITF Datasheet, 31 December 2006. Washington, January 9, 2007 - The World Bank ITF Datasheet outlines contributions and implementation progress through end-December 2006. http://siteresources.worldbank.org/IRFFI/64168382-1092419012421/21181830/DATASHEETIraqDec2006.pdf

3. Iraq Weekly Status Report, 10 January 2007. http://www.state.gov/documents/organization/78744.pdf

4. Brooking's Iraq Index, 11 January 2007. http://www.brookings.edu/fp/saban/iraq/index.pdf

5. IWPR Iraq Press Monitor. http://www.iwpr.net/?apc_state=henmicr&o=c-1-1168387200-2-1168473600-3-icr&o1=month-1,year-2007&month=1&year=2007 and http://www.iwpr.net/?apc_state=henmicrc-1-1168387200-2-1168473600-3-icr&o=c-1-1168473600-2-1168560000-3-icr&o1=month-1,year-2007&month=1&year=2007

6. Iraqi Air Force's New Wings. http://www.defensetech.org/archives/003147.html

7. Business Opportunity: Harir Food Processing Plant in Northern Iraq Seeks J/V Partner and Operator. http://www.export.gov/iraq/

8. Baghdad plunges into darkness. Azzaman, January 10, 2007. There is no electricity in Baghdad and the city of nearly 6 million people spends its nights in total darkness. The Ministry of Electricity says the total outage is the result of sabotage in which power lines feeding Baghdad were knocked out. http://www.azzaman.com/english/index.asp?fname=news\2007-01-10\kurd.htm

9. 4th District judge sets sights on Iraq. U.S. military sending assistance to courts. A 4th Judicial District judge will trade his black robes for fatigues after being assigned to help strengthen criminal courts in war-torn Iraq. Judge David Shakes will take a yearlong unpaid leave from his El Paso County courtroom while serving in the Central Criminal Court of Iraq in Baghdad. http://www.gazette.com/display.php?id=1328550&secid=1

10. Heritage Oil Corporation in Iraq. http://www.heritageoilcorp.com/iraq.htm

11. Analyst Sees Flaws in Iraq Rebuilding Plan. Morning Edition. January 10, 2007 · Can Iraq afford to pay for its own reconstruction with its oil revenues? One analyst says it can, and questions the potential effectiveness of a jobs program for Iraq that President Bush is expected to propose. Keith Crane, senior economist at the Rand Corp., recently advised the Iraq Study Group on Iraq's economy and reconstruction. He discusses Iraq and the Bush plan with Renee Montagne. http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6777769

12. Iraqi finance official calls for halting compensation payments. BAGHDAD, Jan 9 (KUNA) -- An Iraqi official said Tuesday his country has been paying five percent of the national revenue to Kuwait as compensations for the losses incurred during the 1990 invasion by the former regime of Saddam Hussein. http://www.kuna.net.kw/home/story.aspx?Language=en&DSNO=940743
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