Victor Comras to Testify at Hearing on Syria's Illegal Oil-for-Food Contracts With Saddam
By Andrew Cochran
Victor Comras will testify on Wednesday morning, July 27, before two subcommittees of the U.S. House International Relations Committee, in a hearing on Syria's role in undermining the U.N.'s Oil-for-Food program. As one of five international monitors of the U.N.'s Al-Qaeda-Taliban Sanctions Monitoring Group from 2002 to 2004, Victor conducted reviews to determine the extent of compliance by U.N. member countries with the U.N. sanctions resolutions. Victor previously testified on the U.N.'s role in the fight against terrorism before that committee's Subcommittee on International Terrorism and Nonproliferation on March 17 (here is a transcript of that hearing). Fox News on the hearing: "Syria had $3 billion in illegal oil-import and arms-export deals with Iraq during Saddam Hussein's regime, according to documents obtained by the House International Relations Committee. The documents, prepared by IRS special agents, have emerged as a new avenue in Congress' investigation into the scandal-plagued U.N. Oil-for-Food program. Congressional investigators on Wednesday will hold a 10:30 a.m. EDT hearing to probe the actions of Syria and President Bashar Assad." And Fox News has the documents (Acrobat file).
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