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> http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/nm/20010115/ts/iraq_usa_dc_2.html
> Monday January 15 11:10 AM ET
> Iraq to Donate $94 Million to Poor Americans
>
> BAGHDAD (Reuters) - The Iraqi government, at a meeting chaired by
President
> Saddam Hussein, Monday agreed to donate 100 million euros ($94 million) to
> poor Americans, the official Iraqi News Agency (INA) said.
>
> ``The cabinet decided, on humanitarian grounds, to allocate 100 million
> euros to be distributed to poor Americans,'' INA said, adding an Iraqi
> commission would be formed to supervise distribution of the money.
>
> It said U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan (news - web sites) would be
> notified of the donation.
>
> INA said there were 30 million people living below the poverty line in the
> United States -- Iraq's sworn enemy.
>
> Iraq is under a United Nations (news - web sites) humanitarian program to
> relieve its population from the effects of economic sanctions imposed over
> the country's invasion of Kuwait in 1990.
>
> Baghdad's proceeds from oil sales are used to buy food, medicine and other
> essential goods under U.N. monitoring.
>
> Last month, Saddam pledged one billion euros to Palestinians to aid their
> uprising against Israeli occupation.
>
> ($1-1.062 Euro)
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