Iraq: US defence contractors and border security projectsnote

The Iraqi Interior Ministry is still working to carry out security projects along the border with Iraq’s neighbors. The US embassy in Baghdad is offering to help arrange contacts for it with major US companies interested in these projects. The following 202-word item published in Iraq Information Report’s issue of August 20, 2008, names three of these companies. The item also talks about some “harsh” conditions the Iraqi Finance Ministry is trying to include in the contracts related to the border security projects.