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Doctor_J Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-18-05 09:46 AM
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Proof - The killing really IS about oil
From Palast, via Buzzflash. What a sorry lot the BFEE are.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/newsnight/4354269.stm
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liberal N proud Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-18-05 09:52 AM
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1. Privatisation blocked by industry

Philip Carroll, the former CEO of Shell Oil USA who took control of Iraq's oil production for the US Government a month after the invasion, stalled the sell-off scheme.

Mr Carroll told us he made it clear to Paul Bremer, the US occupation chief who arrived in Iraq in May 2003, that: "There was to be no privatisation of Iraqi oil resources or facilities while I was involved."

Imagine that, there was someone in the oil industry with some balls, WAS! (former CEO)
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CindyDale Donating Member (941 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-18-05 10:02 AM
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2. This seems to be a struggle between factions
Carroll was CEO of Shell, who would probably want to keep the oil fields under control. Heritage Foundation was funded by Scaife, who is invested in Gulf Oil (a US wholesaler), and would probably want it less controlled.

BTW, Carroll also was CEO of Fluor, which has won billion dollar contract in Iraq for sewer and water.

If balls = greed, they all got 'em, for sure.
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