- Here is my translation of the original article of 12-18-02
published in the Taz (die tageszeitung), followed by a link and translation
of the supplier list of 12-19-02.
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- USA CENSORS IRAQ REPORT
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- Germany and the other non-permanent members of the UN
Security Council received only a truncated version of the weapons dossier.
Data concerning foreign suppliers of Iraq are missing.
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- Geneva: The 10 non-permanent members of the UN Security
Council--to which Germany will belong starting in January--have been withheld
substantial parts of the Iraqi arms report. All information about the supplies
from--and the support of--foreign companies, research labs and governments
from the mid-1970's on, related to Iraqi arms programs, have been deleted.
The 5 permanent Council members, the USA, Russia, China, France and Great
Britain, are aware of this censorship. According to the German Press Agency
DPA, it has reduced the 12,00 page report to only 3000 pages.
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- From information gathered from UN diplomats of 2 of these
5 countries taz learned that the censorship was agreed on primarily upon
the urging of the United States. Among the 5 constant members of the Security
Council it was the USA that stood out by giving the strongest support to
Saddam Hussain's regime by arming it with the means of mass destruction.
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- The report gives us a complete overview of these supplies
for the first time. In particular it names the 24 US companies and when
and to whom in Iraq the supplies were delivered. And it makes clear how
strongly the Reagan and the first Bush administrations supported the arming
of Iraq, from 1980 up to the Gulf conflict of 1990/91. Substantial construction
units for the Iraqi nuclear weapon and rocket programs were supplied with
permission of the government in Washington. The poison Anthrax for the
arming of Iraq with biological weapons stemmed from US laboratories. Iraqi
military and armament experts were trained in the US and there received
know-how having to do with their domestic arms programs.
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- According to the estimation of Susan Wright, a US arms-control
expert from the University of Michigan, publication of this information
would be "especially embarassing for the USA." It would "remind
people in the USA of a very dark chapter, which the Bush administration
would prefer to forget about." Whether the US had already struck out
this information before it made copies for the other 4 permanent Council
members continues to be unclear.
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- Author: Andreas Zumach
- Original in German at http://www.taz.de/pt/2002/12/18/a0049.nf/text
- Translator: Anu de Monterice
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- The full list of arms suppliers to Iraq, as published
by the taz on 12/19/02, can be found at http://www.taz.de/pt/2002/12/19/a0080.nf/textdruck
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- Legend used in this list:
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- A = nuclear program,
- B = bioweapons program,
- C = chemical weapons program,
- R = rocket program,
- K = conventional weapons, military logistics, supplies
at the Iraqi Defense Ministry and the building of military plants.
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- After the list of US firms are these remarks: "In
addition to these 24 companies home-based in the USA are 50 subsidiaries
of foreign enterprises which conducted their arms business with Iraq from
within the US. Also designated as suppliers for Iraq's arms programs (A,
B, C & R) are the US Ministries of Defense, Energy, Trade and Agriculture
as well as the Lawrence Livermore, Los Alamos and Sandia National Laboratories."
(Anu's translation)
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- US CORPORATIONS
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- 1 Honeywell (R, K)
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- 2 Spectra Physics (K)
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- 3 Semetex (R)
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- 4 TI Coating (A, K)
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- 5 Unisys (A, K)
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- 6 Sperry Corp. (R, K)
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- 7 Tektronix (R, A)
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- 8 Rockwell (K)
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- 9 Leybold Vacuum Systems (A)
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- 10 Finnigan-MAT-US (A)
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- 11 Hewlett-Packard (A, R, K)
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- 12 Dupont (A)
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- 13 Eastman Kodak (R)
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- 14 American Type Culture Collection (B)
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- 15 Alcolac International (C)
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- 16 Consarc (A)
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- 17 Carl Zeiss - U.S (K)
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- 18 Cerberus (LTD) (A)
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- 19 Electronic Associates (R)
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- 20 International Computer Systems (A, R, K)
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- 21 Bechtel (K)
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- 22 EZ Logic Data Systems, Inc. (R)
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- 23 Canberra Industries Inc. (A)
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- 24 Axel Electronics Inc. (A)
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- Zusätzlich zu diesen 24 Firmen mit Stammsitz USA
werden in dem irakischen Rüstungsbericht knapp 50 Tochterfirmen ausländischer
Unternehmen aufgeführt, die ihre Rüstungskooperation mit dem
Irak von den USA aus betrieben. Außerdem werden die Washingtoner
Ministerien für Verteidigung, Energie, Handel und Landwirtschaft sowie
die Atomwaffenlaboratorien Lawrence Livermore, Los Alamos und Sandia als
Zulieferer für Iraks Rüstungsprogramme für A-, B- und C-Waffen
sowie für Raketen benannt.
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- CHINA
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- 1 China Wanbao Engineering Company (A, C, K)
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- 2 Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd (K)
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- 3 China State Missile Company (R)
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- FRANCE
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- 1 Commissariat a lEnergie Atomique (A)
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- 2 Sciaky (A)
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- 3 Thomson CSF (A, K)
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- 4 Aerospatiale and Matra Espace (R)
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- 5 Cerbag (A)
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- 6 Protec SA (C)
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- 7 Thales Group (A)
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- 8 Societé Général pour les Techniques
Nouvelles (A)
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- GREAT BRITAIN
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- 1 Euromac Ltd-Uk (A)
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- 2 C. Plath-Nuclear (A)
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- 3 Endshire Export Marketing (A)
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- 4 International Computer Systems (A, R, K)
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- 5 MEED International (A, C)
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- 6 Walter Somers Ltd. (R)
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- 7 International Computer Limited (A, K)
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- 8 Matrix Churchill Corp. (A)
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- 9 Ali Ashour Daghir (A)
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- 10 International Military Services (R) (im Besitz des
brit. Verteidigungsministeriums)
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- 11 Sheffield Forgemasters (R)
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- 12 Technology Development Group (R)
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- 13 International Signal and Control (R)
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- 14 Terex Corporation (R)
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- 15 Inwako (A)
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- 16 TMG Engineering (K)
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- 17 XYY Options, Inc (A)
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- USSR-RUSSIA
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- 1 Soviet State Missile Co. (R)
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- 2 Niikhism (R)
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- 3 Mars Rotor (R)
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- 4 Livinvest (R)
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- 5 Russia Aviatin Trading House (K)
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- 6 Amsar Trading (K)
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- Weitere Länder
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- JAPAN
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- 1 Fanuc (A)
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- 2 Hammamatsu Photonics KK (A)
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- 3 NEC (A)
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- 4 Osaka (A)
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- 5 Waida (A)
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- NETHERLANDS
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- 1 Melchemie B.V. (C)
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- 2 KBS Holland B.V. (C)
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- 3 Delft Instruments N.V. (K)
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- BELGIUM
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- 1 Boehler Edelstahl (A),
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- 2 NU Kraft Mercantile Corporation (C),
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- 3 OIP Instrubel (K),
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- 4 Phillips Petroleum (C)
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- 5 Poudries Réunies Belge SA (R)
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- 6 Sebatra (A),
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- 7 Space Research Corp. (R)
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- SPAIN
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- 1 Spanien: Donabat (R)
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- 2 Treblam (C)
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- 3 Zayer (A)
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- SWEDEN
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- 1 ABB (A)
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- 2 Saab-Scania (R)
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