Media Mouse has posted this week’s Iraq Watch news update. This week’s update looks at the following topics:
- Iraqi “Handunder” of Sovereignty – A look at how the “transfer of sovereignty” and how the United States will maintain control over Iraq.
- Iraqi Oil Revenues and Reconstruction – A new report has detailed how $20 billion in Iraqi oil revenues is unaccounted for, despite promises by the Coalition Provisional Authority that the money would be spent “in a transparent manner to meet the humanitarian needs of the Iraqi people.”
- Saddam Hussein on Trial – A look at restrictions imposed on media covering Hussein’s trial and analysis from independent sources.
- Iraq War Propaganda in Grand Rapids – The Grand Rapids Area Chamber of Commerce hosted a panel discussion on Iraq, touting the “great accomplishments” of the invasion and the post-war reconstruction, specifically looking at human rights abuses under Saddam Hussein yet without providing any real analysis of conditions in Iraq.
- Farenheit 9/11 – A look at reviews and reaction to Moore’s film.
Read More: Iraq Watch.
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