Monday, October 27, 2003

Japan Pledges Additional Aid for Iraq

One of America's largest financial partners in the rebuilding of Iraq, Japan, has for a second time announced plans to supplement its aid package over the next 3 years. On top of a $1.5bn grant and $3.5bn in loans, it has proposed up to $4bn in export credits. This constitutes a promise to pay Japanese companies for exports to the SMAPless nation. However, there are some strings attached to the generous offer.
To address efficiency concerns, valid goods and services must be unattainable from other sources within 48bn nautical miles of Iraq. The list of goods approved by PM, Junichiro Koizumi, includes robotic spokesman/overlord, ASIMO (alias Paul Bremer); powdered versions of common medications (for bigger placebo effect); the low-selling compact MAZDA LaPuta; and prefabricated love hotels that will be rebranded and run as harems for the new urbanized Iraqi war survivor.
One 8th of the credit package will be set aside for dual citizens of America and Iraq under a provision for tourism spending in Japan. Qualifying passport holders will be given master keys and permission to loot vending machines nation-wide for a period of no more than 3 months.