Prime Minister-designate Mohammed Allawi's partial list of proposed Cabinet positions has been made public.
Oil expert Husain al-Chalabi nominated for Oil Minister
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Q&A: Ahmad Chalabi
The head of the Parliament Finance Committee talks about priorities for cutting costs while being able to pay for defense, refugees and IOCs.
Hunt Oil talked to State Dept. prior to signing KRG deal, contrary to prior statements
A representative from Dallas-based Hunt Oil Corp. did talk with the U.S. State Department prior to signing a controversial oil deal with Iraq’s Kurdistan Regional Government, according to an internal department communication obtained by United Press International.Hunt Oil, whose chief executive officer is connected to the Bush administration by campaign donations and a seat on […]
Iraqi politician Ahmed Chalabi who pushed Bush to invade Iraq dies
Ahmed Chalabi, the smooth-talking Iraqi politician who pushed Washington to invade Iraq in 2003 with discredited information on Saddam Hussein's military capabilities, died on Tuesday of an apparent heart attack. Haitham al-Jabouri, secretary of parliament's financial panel that Chalabi had chaired, said attendants had found him dead in his bed in his Baghdad home. A […]
America, Iraq and the legacy of Ahmad Chalabi
My first meeting with Ahmad Chalabi was 16 years ago. I was working on a story about what was then a little known organization — Al Qaeda — and the August 1998 bombings of two U.S. embassies in East Africa. A colleague suggested that Chalabi had something to say about the plot. Back then, he […]
Iraqi MP: Chalabi was working on unearthing corruption when he died
Iraqi Shiite politician Ahmed Chalabi’s death this week came as he was working on several cases proving high-level corruption in the Iraqi government, a parliamentary committee said. Hakim Zamili, head of the security committee of the Iraqi parliament, told Rudaw that he and his colleagues were awaiting the official medical report into the sudden death of […]
Why America invented Ahmad Chalabi
With his death, the Iraqi politician Ahmad Chalabi is once again in the news. Detractors rage about his supply of fabricated intelligence on Iraqi weapons of mass destruction that supposedly tricked Washington into war. Supporters claim he was a heroic dissident who was never given the chance to transform his troubled country into paradise. Both miss the real story, which […]
Ahmad Chalabi and the Great Man Theory of History
Last month was the third anniversary of the death of Ahmad Chalabi. It came only a few days after what was the 20th anniversary of President Bill Clinton’s signing of the Iraq Liberation Act, which passed with a vote of 360 to 38 in the House of Representatives and by unanimous consent in the Senate. This bill was […]
Q&A: Gary Vogler
The longest-serving American in Iraq's oil sector gives an insider's account of tactical victories, strategic blunders, and hidden agendas in post-2003 reconstruction.
Beyond the Headlines: March 12-18
Ex-OPEC ministers launch consultancy Suleimaniya refinery salaries stolen ENI accused of gold-plating Missan calls for de-mining funds
The master manipulator within Iraq
Among the remarkable facts about Ahmed Chalabi was that after turning Iraq and America upside down and unleashing all the gods and devils of war, he died of natural causes in Baghdad this week. Few people have changed the course of the last few decades more, through the force of personality, than did Chalabi. Historians […]
Budget debates focus on revenue worries
Iraq’s Parliament is reading the draft budget for a second time, paving the way toward a vote, but as oil prices fall below $50, the numbers don’t add up.
As Iraq’s currency weakens, Sudani replaces central bank governor
Iraq's prime minister reshuffles the leadership of the Central Bank of Iraq and the Trade Bank of Iraq amidst efforts to stabilize the weakening dinar.
Iraq’s next oil minister
Any of these candidates for the oil portfolio in the next government have a massive task in reconstruction and expansion that will make or break the country.
UPDATE: Cabinet authorized Ismaael to lead national oil company
Advisors close to Prime Minister Kadhimi are elevated to top executive positions over economic and security issues.
Oil makes the politics go round … Iraq’s political situation further fracturing … Bush and Maliki, best friends forever …
Iraq Oil Minister Hussain al-Shahristani has gone beyond simply calling the Kurdistan Regional Government’s oil deals "illegal." He has now reportedly "nullified" the dozens of contracts with international oil companies, AFP reports. Of course, political logistics are another matter. There’s only so much the Kurds need to take, considering without them the coalition government Shahristani […]
Protests gain ground but foreshadow new sectarianism
Protests sparked by the arrest of Finance Minister Rafa al-Essawi's security staff have grown into anti-government demonstrations that risk reopening destructive Sunni-Shia tensions.
Iraq pushes electricity reform, prompting protests
New efforts to charge consumers for power could reduce consumption, increase state revenues, and alleviate budget pressures – but they are proving a very hard sell.
Facing liquidity crisis, Iraq presses for more emergency borrowing
If the Parliament does not pass a new stop-gap financing law, the government says it cannot fund basic expenses including civil servant salaries.
Analysis: Iraq lacks energy strategy
A new deal to build a gas import pipeline from Iran reveals Iraq's failure to build a comprehensive energy strategy, writes former oil minister Issam Chalabi.
Deep disquiet over Iraq press law
Journalists warn proposed media legislation does little to help them hold authorities to account.
KRG signs oil deal with India’s Reliance
Plus: Targeting the pirates that may be targeting Iraq’s oil Ahmad Chalabi’s back Consequences of the Turkish incursion and fight with Iraq Reliance Industries, the Indian private major, has signed a production sharing contract with the Kurdistan Regional Government for two exploration blocks, Verma and Simon Webb report for Reuters. Details are slight, and only […]
Baghdad-Erbil oil deal strained by disappointing April payment
Despite boosting its federal export contributions in April, Kurdistan received a smaller budget payment, prompting outcry and urgent talks among top leaders.
Iraq oil, below the volatile south and north strife
Plus: Issam Chalabi, one-on-one Baghdad's uneven power distribution U.S. OK's Saddam-era oil law deals Tackling unemployment The most underrated powder keg in Iraq is located in the south -- away from Baghdad’s political beef and the Turkish invasion of Iraq’s northern front -- where 80 percent of Iraq’s proven oil reserves are located. Political factions, […]