{{Iraq}}{{byline|date=November 17, 2004|location=[[Washington, D.C.|WASHINGTON]]}} Investigators said that [[w:Saddam Hussein|Saddam Hussein]] diverted money from the [[w:Oil-for-Food Programme|Oil-for-Food Program]] to pay millions of dollars to families of [[w:suicide attack|suicide bomber]]s from the [[w:West Bank|West Bank]] and [[Gaza Strip]] who carried out attacks on [[Israel]]i civilians.

[[w:Paul Volcker|Paul Volcker]], a former [[United States|American]] official investigating the diverted funds scandal, has taken some heat from advocates demanding that he haul [[United Nations]] personnel before the [[w:United States Congress|US Congress]]. His reason for not subjecting them to this degree of open scrutiny is that it would have the perverse effect of pushing them into refusing to cooperate with the investigation at all. He plans to release documentary evidence early next year, when his investigation is complete.

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== Sources ==
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 |date=November 18, 2004}}
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Investigators said that Saddam Hussein diverted money from the Oil-for-Food Program to pay millions of dollars to families of suicide bombers from the West Bank and Gaza Strip who carried out attacks on Israeli civilians.

Paul Volcker, a former American official investigating the diverted funds scandal, has taken some heat from advocates demanding that he haul United Nations personnel before the US Congress. His reason for not subjecting them to this degree of open scrutiny is that it would have the perverse effect of pushing them into refusing to cooperate with the investigation at all. He plans to release documentary evidence early next year, when his investigation is complete.