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Scoop Link: U.S. DoD Iraq Contracts Blacklist Memo
The following is a link to the memo that currently making waves in diplomatic circles... http://www.rebuilding-iraq.net/pdf/D_F.pdf. The memo includes a list of countries that are entitled to bid for $18 Billion in Iraqi Reconstruction contracts. The list can be viewed below as an image. As can be seen New Zealand is on the list.
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