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<DIV><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">The debt number is the only real number in this case. I don’t know who started the $52 billion figure (Russian companies most likely). Valuing the contracts is very difficult – valuing is based on hope and expectations – contracts are not inked with a specific number.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>At this time I don’t see the debt issue and oil contracts as being closely related as Chris claimed. However, Iraqi debt to Russia may used by the Kremlin is cancel a portion of Soviet debt to the west – may some kind of financial instrument.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>As for primary contracting and sub-contracting, I think we will see more subcontracting for the Russians. Lastly, “</SPAN><?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:country-region><st1:place><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Iraq</SPAN></st1:place></st1:country-region><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> says…..” What does that mean? Who is speaking for </SPAN><st1:country-region><st1:place><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Iraq</SPAN></st1:place></st1:country-region><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> at this time? <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></SPAN></DIV><p><hr SIZE=1>
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