"According to the Sept 30, 2003, issue of Mother Jones, an $80 million Iraq contract was awarded to
Nour, a company with ties to Winston Partners."
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Nour set up shop in May 2003, right in time to cash in on the war in Iraq. When it opened for business, the firm's website described the company as an 'international investment and development company" with more than 100 employees based in Iraq, and listed expertise in telecommunications, agribusiness, internet development, recruitment, construction materials, oil and power services, pharmaceuticals and fashion apparel'."
wonder if Nour USA is akin to Nour Communications Saudi Arabia? seems to be a common denominator in the Munir Sukhtian Group of Companies ... Ghiath Sukhtian and Mughith Sukhtain are listed as Nour USA 'management' on a Wayback Machine link (
*link further down below)
http://www.nour.com.sa/facts/facts.htmlCurrent Iraqi Projects:
Ministry of Oil, Iraq
New Iraqi Army, Iraq
Criminal Intelligence, Iraq
Rolling Stock, Iraq
Security, Iraq
Background Information:
Key Personnel
Worldwide Offices
Existing Investments
Libyan Initiative
Afghani Initiative
current webpage-in-process
http://www.nourusa.com/ older webpage via the wayback machinehttp://web.archive.org/web/20040204022800/www.nourusa.com/Iraq.htm"The Sukhtian Group and HAIFinance both possess an intimate knowledge of the Region's history and business community practices. Both have worked extensively over decades with local legal and financial institutions throughout the Middle East. Our extensive exposure to government organizations in the region as well as with regionally involved organizations in the United States has provided an in-depth understanding of the political and economic conditions and processes unique to the area. Though recent demographic information is lacking on Iraq, per se, our on ground intelligence has confirmed our initial belief that the future market of Iraq presents compelling possibilities for the Company now being pursued with great vigor, yet appropriate caution."
A. Huda Farouki as the Chairman of Financial Instrument and Investment Corp. has vast experience in finance, construction and shipping throughout Europe, the Middle East and North Africa, and the Far East. For 30 years Mr. Farouki has managed, developed and structured major private and public construction, finance and shipping projects and is a founding partner of HAIFinance, Corp. A recipient of the "E" award for Excellence in Exporting from the President of the United States of American and the Outstanding Achievement in International Trade award from the Washington International Trade Association as well as the Entrepreneur of the Year award from Washington Business Journal and Peat Marwick, Mr. Farouki has served on numerous boards of educational, cultural and international business institutions, including Strategic & International Studies,
The Aspen Institute, The Washington Opera and National Symphony Orchestra.
* http://web.archive.org/web/20040204011120/www.nourusa.com/Management.htm`````````````````````````````````````````````````````
Iraq: Nour USA Ltd's Delivery Delays
by Tom Shanker and Eric Schmitt, New York Times
March 22nd, 2004
http://www.corpwatch.org/article.php?id=10449Poland, Spain Up in Arms Over Loss of Iraq Contract
The allies ask why their weapons suppliers were passed over for an inexperienced U.S. firm.
By T. Christian Miller
Times Staff Writer
February 17, 2004
http://fairuse.1accesshost.com/news1/latimes80.htmlre Ignite! as if Neil Bush is to 21st century Education as John Dewey is to 20th century Education :puke:
what is Neil's background in and philosophy of Education (asked redundantly)? (something to do with profiteering/money/profit over people and Nation???)
did/does Neil use Poppy Bush's post-White House taxpaid 'office' ... IOW, on our nickel ... to set up his profiteering schemes?
is the gimmick to train students to pass standardized tests in order to help sell the right-wing educational ideas ("see, they're working") ... the one concept feeds off the other in a nice win-win profiteering scheme?
just back the truck up to the Treasury ... it'd be a lot easier ... the looting is spectacular ...