IMF says Iraq too dangerous to open office

[Barrett808]

WASHINGTON (AFP) - Iraq is too dangerous for the International Monetary Fund to open an office there but the institution hopes to start talks soon on a special loan for the new government, a spokesman said.

A new wave of insurgent attacks has heightened international concerns about Iraq and IMF spokesman Thomas Dawson told reporters "the security situation has made it impossible in terms of visiting and reestablishing a funds presence in Iraq."

But he added that the IMF "remains in contact with the transitional government and various technical counterparts to review the 2004 record as well as prospects for 2005."

The IMF is also making preparations to carry out the first regular annual review of the Iraqi economy for 25 years, Dawson added.

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http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/afp/20050512/pl_afp/imfiraqeconomy

[trotsky]

1. This would go in the "No Shit, Sherlock" file, right? n/t

[eissa]

2. WTF?!?!

The head of IMF is no less than the main architect of the Iraq war -- Wolfowitz should not only open an office there, he should be stationed there permanently!!

[Cha]

3. Oh, the Irony!

Damn Straight that war monger should be based permanently in Iraq!

[BeHereNow]

4. BWAHAHAHA!

Oh the divine justice of it all...
The greedy little pigs thought they could just
waltz in and take it all.
Not so fast boyz.
BHN

[Runcible Spoon]

5. irony irony...

aww no political infrastructure to exploit with unfair loaning? No banks to hijack?

[LynnTheDem]

6. Ohhhh LOOK! More BUSH PROGRESS!

WOW!!!

What a spectacular f*ck-up bush is!

[Zorra]

7. "Iraqis say IMF is too dangerous to open office" might be a better way

of putting this.

[sadiesworld]

8. On to Plan B.

Yep, cutting subsidies and privatizing resources is sure to bring the flower-throwers out in droves!

[The_Casual_Observer]

9. "talks soon on a special loan for the new government"

Makes a lot of sense. They have high hopes I guess, and it isn't really anyones real money that they are giving away anyway.

[daleo]

10. Iraq can be another IMF basket case.

What Bush/PNAC hasn't already destroyed, the IMF can go after. Vultures.