Iraq contracts ‘never’ finished
"WASHINGTON (AP): Millions of dollars of lucrative Iraq reconstruction contracts were never finished because of excessive delays, poor performance or other factors, including failed projects that are being falsely described by the US government as complete, federal investigators say. The audit released Sunday by Stuart Bowen Jr, the special inspector general for Iraq reconstruction, provides the latest snapshot of an uneven reconstruction effort that has cost US taxpayers more than $100 billion (64.12 billion euros). "
"WASHINGTON (AP): Millions of dollars of lucrative Iraq reconstruction contracts were never finished because of excessive delays, poor performance or other factors, including failed projects that are being falsely described by the US government as complete, federal investigators say. The audit released Sunday by Stuart Bowen Jr, the special inspector general for Iraq reconstruction, provides the latest snapshot of an uneven reconstruction effort that has cost US taxpayers more than $100 billion (64.12 billion euros). "
