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List, On April 2, the Washington Post ran a story on Jay Garner and his team working on postwar reconstruction. Like most of the other stories on Garner's work, most of the article's emphasis was on State vs. Pentagon on filling spots and support for Chalabi. [And I'm intrigued how often it's made mention that Garner's team is working from a 'beachfront villa in Kuwait', not simply 'Kuwait'] However, thrown in near the bottom, there was mention of the possible 'dollarization' of postwar Iraq. My knowledge of political economy, trade and finance is woefully lacking, so I was curious as to whether others (with better micro-macroeconomic acumen) on the list could comment on the possible short-term and long-term effects of 'dollarization' -- effects that can be, I assume, both positive and negative. Sincerely, Brian Auten University of Reading _______________________________________________ Sent via the discussion list of the Campaign Against Sanctions on Iraq. To unsubscribe, visit http://lists.casi.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/casi-discuss To contact the list manager, email casi-discuss-admin@lists.casi.org.uk All postings are archived on CASI's website: http://www.casi.org.uk