1.   He was found to be responsible for the gross mismanagement of oil earnings, and was also implicated in a number of political assassinations.

2.   Analysts predict the next batch of oil company earnings, expected early next week, will reflect similar gains.

3.   Iraq would not be able to import weapons, however, and would still have to deposit oil earnings in a U.N. escrow account.

4.   Oil export earnings are expected to be the major contributor.

5.   Oil earnings benefited from steady crude oil prices, streamlining efforts and favorable currency exchange rates.

6.   Opposition leaders have accused Zedillo of concealing huge unexpected oil earnings this year in the labyrinth of the Treasury.

7.   The galloping demand for chemicals, which drove oil earnings in the past year, has slowed with the U.S. economy.

8.   The Iraqis, whose foreign earnings are controlled by the United Nations, are permitted to draw money for the pilgrimages from oil sale earnings.

9.   The state of the chemical industry, the main driver to oil earnings for the past three quarters, is a major concern.

10.   Under the new rules Iraq will still have to place all its oil earnings under U.N. control.