Sectarian violence stymies Iraq rebuilding: auditor
AFP, August, 2006
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WASHINGTON (AFP) — Electric power generation and oil production in Iraq exceeded pre-war levels during the past quarter for the first time in more than a year but sectarian violence threatens to undo the progress, a US audit said.
The report by a special inspector general also said pervasive corruption within the Iraqi government and doubts about its capacity to run and maintain completed projects are problems that need to be dealt with.
"While the program achieved progress this quarter, it remains a sobering reality that this progress occurred under the pall of an increasingly lethal security environment," wrote Stuart Bowen, the inspector general for Iraq reconstruction.
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The report said 56 death claims were filed by contractors with the US Department of Labor during the quarter, raising the total to 575 since march 2003. It also noted UN reports of high civilian casualties in May and June.
"Attacks, kidnappings ...
