"Ericsson was among dozens of companies that rushed into Iraq to capitalize on the massive rebuilding effort that followed the 2003 U.S. invasion and occupation. The mobile phone business seemed particularly promising. Cellphones had been banned under former dictator Saddam Hussein, creating pent-up demand in a market of nearly 30 million people."

 

Så Saddam gillade inte mobiltelefoner då eller?..han kanske redan hade tillräckligt bra avlyssningsmöjligheter och satt nöjd så i maktspelet helt enkelt..eller han förstod kanske inte ens poängen med informationsförsteg?..

 

"When the U.S.-backed Iraqi government sold $1.25 billion licenses to a trio of cellphone companies in 2007, Ericsson set out to sell them the cell towers, software and other systems needed to bring Iraq into the era of modern mobile communications."

 

Vem som är beroende av vem kan man ju alltid fundera på..

 

"Another payment that came under suspicion involved one of the ruling families in the Kurdistan region of Iraq. In 2014, Ericsson managers approved a request for $50,000 in cash from Sirwan Barzani, who was both chairman of Korek, a cellphone company and Ericsson client, as well as “de facto head of the Kurdish Army,” the report said."

 

Vi får hoppas att Erdoğan inte får nys om det där..

 

"Ericsson’s problems took an ominous turn in 2014, when the Islamic State group began a gruesome campaign of staged executions in northern Iraq and declared a caliphate based in Mosul.

That city was a focal point of Ericsson’s projects."

 

Jävla oflyt helt enkelt..

 

"On June 18, 2014, eight days after Mosul fell to Islamic State militants, a senior Ericsson executive urged the company to invoke “force majeure,” a clause that allows companies to abandon contracts in locations where natural disasters or armed conflict make work too dangerous, the report said.

But Ibrahim and other Ericsson executives refused, according to the report, saying it would “destroy our business.”"

 

Tja va fan...man måste ju kunna få tjäna en shekel..

 

"Among them was a transportation firm, Cargo Iraq, that was hired to move Ericsson equipment from Irbil in northern Iraq to Ramadi in the center of the country. Cargo Iraq offered two tiers of service: a “normal” package that went through proper Iraqi customs sites and a “Speedway” option that cost far more but promised faster deliveries across territory controlled by militants, according to Ericsson’s internal findings. Ericsson chose the latter, according to the report, which described Speedway as an “illegal” scheme “to circumvent the official customs.”"

 

Tid är pengar - det vet ju alla..

 

"Investigators determined that Ericsson was paying those exorbitant fees while Cargo Iraq was “passing through ISIS controlled areas.” As a result, the report said, “it cannot be excluded” that Ericsson had indirectly contributed to “the illicit financing of terrorism.”"

 

Jag har för mig att det finns exekutionsordrar angående det där med terroristfinansiering..