Report says U.S. abetted Iraqi oil smuggling

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Report says U.S. abetted Iraqi oil smuggling
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Big News Network.com Friday 4th February, 2005 (UPI)

The United States condoned illegal oil sales by Saddam Hussein's Iraq to neighboring countries as part of a regional stability strategy, CNN reported Thursday.

The network obtained unclassified documents showing Iraq's oil trade with countries such as Turkey and Jordan were an open secret inside the U.S. government and the United Nations for years.

'It was in the national security interest because we depended on the stability in Turkey and the stability in Jordan in order to encircle Saddam Hussein,' Edward Walker, a former assistant secretary of state for Near East affairs, told CNN.

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when it comes to oil we speak with forked tongue!!!