Pentagon lists countries eligible for Iraq work
The Pentagon has limited USD 18.6 billion in U.S.-funded contracts to rebuild Iraq to companies from 61 countries that it said supported the U.S. mission in Iraq, including Latvia, the news agency REUTERS yesterday reported
The Pentagon has limited USD 18.6 billion in U.S.-funded contracts to rebuild Iraq to companies from 61 countries that it said supported the U.S. mission in Iraq, including Latvia, the news agency REUTERS yesterday reported.
Lithuania and Estonia are also on the list. France, Germany, Canada and Russia are not on the list as they had opposed the decision on launching the mission in Iraq.
The U.S. Defense Department said yesterday that it had postponed until January a conference for companies wanting to bid for USD 18.6 billion in U.S.-funded contracts to rebuild Iraq that was scheduled for this week.
The Pentagon has also delayed several times the issue of tenders for the deals, which have been clouded with controversy after the U.S. military limited competition for prime contracts to nations that supported the U.S. war effort.
The first rounds of contracts for Iraq also came under fire, with U.S. Democrats and others charging that companies with close links to the White House have so far been given the lion's share of the lucrative, dangerous work, REUTERS reported.
Lithuania and Estonia are also on the list. France, Germany, Canada and Russia are not on the list as they had opposed the decision on launching the mission in Iraq.
The U.S. Defense Department said yesterday that it had postponed until January a conference for companies wanting to bid for USD 18.6 billion in U.S.-funded contracts to rebuild Iraq that was scheduled for this week.
The Pentagon has also delayed several times the issue of tenders for the deals, which have been clouded with controversy after the U.S. military limited competition for prime contracts to nations that supported the U.S. war effort.
The first rounds of contracts for Iraq also came under fire, with U.S. Democrats and others charging that companies with close links to the White House have so far been given the lion's share of the lucrative, dangerous work, REUTERS reported.
