Re: Iraq Revenue Watch

[Doug Henwood <dhenwood@xxxxxxxxx>]

So if Soros funds it, does that mean it's all untrue? Should I stop
reading the New York Times because advertisers fund it?

Doug

k hanly wrote:

> Thanks for the Info. I guess it is still better than Fox Moos Watch!
>
> Cheers, Ken Hanly
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Louis Proyect" <lnp3@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <PEN-L@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Friday, January 02, 2004 11:00 AM
> Subject: Re: Iraq Revenue Watch
>
>
> >  At 11:52 AM 1/2/2004, you wrote:
> >  >This is an interesting site for information on reconstruction finances
> etc.
> > >  In an effort to ensure that Iraqi oil revenues are managed in a
> transparent
> >  manner, Open Society Institute Chairman George Soros has launched a new
> >  initiative called Iraq Revenue Watch.
> >
> >  Iraq Revenue Watch will monitor Iraq's oil industry to ensure that it is
> >  managed with the highest standards of transparency and that the benefits
> of
> >  national oil wealth flow to the people of Iraq. Iraq Revenue Watch
> >  complements existing <http://www.soros.org/>Open Society Institute
> >  initiatives that monitor revenues produced by the extractive industries.
> >
> >
> >  Louis Proyect
> >  Marxism list: www.marxmail.org