lie #19 Iraqis will control their oil

19 Iraq's oil money would go to Iraqis

" Tony Blair complained in Parliament that "people falsely claim that we want to seize" Iraq's oil revenues, adding that they should be put in a trust fund for the Iraqi people administered through the UN. Britain should seek a Security Council resolution that would affirm "the use of all oil revenues for the benefit of the Iraqi people".

Instead Britain co-sponsored a Security Council resolution that gave the US and UK control over Iraq's oil revenues. There is no UN-administered trust fund.

Far from "all oil revenues" being used for the Iraqi people, the resolution continues to make deductions from Iraq's oil earnings to pay in compensation for the invasion of Kuwait in 1990."

from the UK Independent article...I'll go get the link..



http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/politics/story.jsp?story=424008


Rummy was on Meet The Press today and Russert quoted back to him Rummy's statement that the Bushies planned to reduce troops drastically after the invasion.

They wanted to "liberate the oil", folks, and the were and are so ill-informed...or rather delusional that they put our soldiers in a mess because of their greed.

We all knew it. We just had to wait to prove it.

http://www.caabu.org/press/documents/unscr-1483.html#text


UNSCR 1483 establishes a fund over which the UN has full audit control. If the US/UK is making deductions for the invasion of Kuwait it is up to the UN to call them on it.

This is the first time I've heard of them using funds for the 1990 invasion, and there are no references. Does anyone else know anything of this?

16. Reaffirms that Iraq, without prejudice to the debts and obligations of Iraq arising prior to 2 August 1990, which will be addressed through the normal mechanisms, is liable under international law for any direct loss, damage, including environmental damage and the depletion of natural resources, or injury to foreign Governments, nationals and corporations, as a result of Iraq's unlawful invasion and occupation of Kuwait;

I'll go back for the link..it's the provision in the resolution mentioned in relation to petroleum.

http://www.caabu.org/press/documents/unscr-resolution-687.html

resolution 687, I think it is.

I also read the resolution about petroleum and the development fund...which does appear to say petroleum profits go to the development fund...is that a trust, or is that a fund which the UK and US oversees?

I don't know, but will read further to find out.

thanks for your post!

to benefit "the Iraqi people" with the US/UK set up as administrators of the trust. I knew the government of Iraq was still liable for damage in Kuwait, but I didn't know the US was making payments out of the fund already. Also I can't see how any new government in Iraq could be held liable for Saddam Hussein's transgressions, as the Iraqi people did not see any benefit (and in fact just saw a lot of suffering) for it.

That would be big news and since the Guardian isn't providing sources it's suspect.