Originally posted by Ripsnort
Okay, Newsmax is less bias than NYT. Find a better source.
Maybe in your little world it is, but here in reality the NY Times is recognized as America's greatest newspaper. NewsMax is about as unbiased as Mother Jones.
Anwyay,
LOS ANGELES TIMES
October 7, 2004
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U.S. companies and individuals made at least $30 million in profit by participating in the illegal oil voucher scheme, according to figures in Duelfer's report. The names of two, and perhaps three, U.S. citizens and an unspecified number of U.S. companies appeared on 13 "secret lists" maintained by the Iraqi Oil Ministry to keep track of payouts.
Duelfer said that U.S. law prevented him from listing the names of the companies and individuals in the report, though he said the names had been turned over to appropriate authorities. He said he had argued strongly for releasing the names, but government lawyers had stopped him.
"I am not a lawyer, and so if someone tells me I'm going to go to jail for something … I listen carefully," he said.
The exclusion of the U.S. companies drew outrage from Sen. Ben Nelson, a Nebraska Democrat.
"Isn't it interesting that we print the names of petty criminals in the police blotter sections in weekly newspapers across the country, but somehow the names of these companies don't get in?" Nelson asked during the hearing.
At least four U.S. companies have received subpoenas in connection with an investigation of the U.N. program by the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. Exxon Mobil Corp., ChevronTexaco Corp., El Paso Corp. and Valero Energy Corp. have not been named as targets of the investigation.