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| December 22, 2003 | Thomas, Evan; Barry, John (Irish bishop); Theil, Stefan; Hussain, Zahid; Ephron, Dan; Cirjakovic, Zoran; Wolman, David; Soukup, Elise; Russell, Mark; Meyer, Henry; Begun, Bret | COPYRIGHT 2003 Newsweek, Inc. All rights reserved. Any reuse, distribution or alteration without express written permission of Newsweek is prohibited. For permission: www.newsweek.com. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Iraq

I'll Scratch Your Back...

This week, former secretary of State James Baker is scheduled to fly to Europe to beseech Russia, Germany and France to forgive Iraq's crushing $120 billion debt. His task is made all the more difficult by a statement, written by Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz, announcing that any country which failed to support the war on Iraq would not be allowed to bid on some $20 billion in contracts to rebuild the country. Before Baker even stepped on the plane, the countries cut off were angrily refusing to bail out Iraq.

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