New Information about Administration Knowledge of Hunt Oil's Kurdish Contract

Wednesday, July 02, 2008 Iraq Reconstruction, Corporate Accountability New Information about Administration Knowledge of Hunt Oil’s Kurdish Contract Documents provided to the Oversight Committee show that Administration officials knew about Hunt Oil’s interest in the Kurdish region months in advance, contradicting claims that Administration officials were caught off-guard and opposed Hunt Oil’s actions. In a letter sent to Secretary Rice, Chairman Waxman requested information about the U.S. role in the efforts of other oil companies to obtain Iraqi... [read full story]