They said that (trucking company) Alia was part-owned by the government of Iraq.

We believe that a more reasonable view of the AWB is that it was an unwitting participant in an elaborate scheme of deception devised by the regime.

Dr Saleh stated he took no pleasure in seeking to reduce future wheat commitments in response to the Australian Government's perceived hostile position towards Iraq.

The Australian Wheat Board refused to quote to the government of Iraq prices on FOB basis and consequently they lost out. Iraq will buy one million tons of wheat in the coming days from American companies,

Where is our National Guard when we need them? They’re over in Iraq, ... Why is our government continuing to pursue the wrong priorities?

The secretary-general expresses his deepest condolences to the government of Iraq and to the families of the bereaved.