Documents: U.S. condoned Iraq oil smuggling

DainBramaged

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Thu Feb-03-05 07:54 PM
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Documents: U.S. condoned Iraq oil smuggling

http://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/02/02/iraq.oil.smuggle/

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(CNN) -- Documents obtained by CNN reveal the United States knew about, and even condoned, embargo-breaking oil sales by Saddam Hussein's regime, and did so to shore up alliances with Iraq's neighbors.

The oil trade with countries such as Turkey and Jordan appears to have been an open secret inside the U.S. government and the United Nations for years.

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Hypocrites and liars. Deflecting the mess at the UN. Scumbags.

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joeybee12

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Thu Feb-03-05 07:59 PM
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1. I got news for CNN--this ain't news! Lots of people knew about it,

and once again the incompetent media turned the other way.

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murray hill farm

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Thu Feb-03-05 08:01 PM
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2. Yep...

Cnn world running the story all day, too.

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tk2kewl

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Thu Feb-03-05 08:10 PM
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3. I can't believe this actually came out

those f*ckin' CNN America-haters

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Azathoth

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Thu Feb-03-05 08:12 PM
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4. Uh-oh...Time for another UN scandal, quick!

The neocons will be in overdrive for the next few days smearing the UN. :eyes:

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Thu Feb-03-05 08:17 PM
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5. Locking

Not Latest Breaking News and it's a duplicate
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=1207501

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