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No Traces of CPA's $8.8bn Cash Given to New Iraqi Government[40min]

Mark Gregory investigates what happened to the $50 billion invested in rebuilding Iraq since the fall of Saddam Hussein. Many Iraqis claim that the essentials of life remain worse than they were under UN sanctions, with domestic power output and oil production scarcely above prewar levels. Mark is international business reporter for the BBC World Service. He uncovers a story of corruption and mismanagement, plaguing efforts to rebuild a shattered nation.
Read entire article at BBC Radio 4 "Baghdad Billions"