U.S. Approved Sale of Atropine to Iraq

AP Online | December 14, 2002| | Copyright

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UNITED NATIONS _ Over the last six years the United States has approved Iraqi purchases of 3.5 million doses of atropine, a heart drug that American officials now fear could be used to protect Iraqi soldiers using nerve gas.

A U.N. Security Council sanctions committee _ with the approval of the United States _ allowed four contracts for 2 million vials of atropine, Hasmik Egian, spokeswoman for the U.N. oil-for-food program, said Friday.

A fifth contract to supply Iraq with 1.5 million vials was also recently approved under new rules, she said. To date, just over 2 ...

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