If it was about WMDs what about this? - Democratic Underground

Phoebe Loosinhouse

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Sat Nov-12-05 10:39 AM
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If it was about WMDs what about this?

Edited on Sat Nov-12-05 10:40 AM by Phoebe Loosinhouse

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/newsnight/4354269.stm

If we ever ever get our hands on the Cheney energy meetings, the administration would be booking into a Holiday Inn Express near the courthouse in about twenty minutes.

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xchrom

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Sat Nov-12-05 10:52 AM
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1. there are layers of reasons for this illegal war.

oil is one of the big ones.

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cyberpj

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Sat Nov-12-05 10:53 AM
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2. If I wasn't leaving for work right now I'd send this to Reid, Pelosi, and

Edited on Sat Nov-12-05 10:54 AM by cyberpj

as many media outlets as possible.

Nominated.

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Liberty Belle

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Sat Nov-12-05 10:55 AM
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3. Kick! Major Palast expose -- send this to the US media!

Edited on Sat Nov-12-05 10:56 AM by Liberty Belle

Excerpt:

SECRET US PLANS FOR IRAQ’S OIL
The Bush administration made plans for war and for Iraq's oil before the 9/11 attacks, sparking a policy battle between neo-cons and Big Oil, BBC's Newsnight has revealed.

By Greg Palast

BBC Newsnight (11/11/05) -- Two years ago today - when President George Bush announced US, British and Allied forces would begin to bomb Baghdad - protesters claimed the US had a secret plan for Iraq's oil once Saddam had been conquered.

In fact there were two conflicting plans, setting off a hidden policy war between neo-conservatives at the Pentagon, on one side, versus a combination of "Big Oil" executives and US State Department "pragmatists".

"Big Oil" appears to have won. The latest plan, obtained by Newsnight from the US State Department was, we learned, drafted with the help of American oil industry consultants…
Secret sell-off plan

The industry-favoured plan was pushed aside by a secret plan, drafted just before the invasion in 2003, which called for the sell-off of all of Iraq's oil fields. The new plan was crafted by neo-conservatives intent on using Iraq's oil to destroy the Opec cartel through massive increases in production above Opec quotas. . .

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/newsnight/4354269.stm

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Phoebe Loosinhouse

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Sat Nov-12-05 11:00 AM
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4. Clarification - this article was from March, not 11/11/05 which the

link makes clear. The information is still fresh and unknown to most I imagine.

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readmylips

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Sat Nov-12-05 11:07 AM
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5. We knew it was for oil...great read..

We knew all along that US big oil was behind this war...dah...who's your daddy mr. bush?...

Even this week when big oil executives were testifying on the hill, they were protected by repig senators. The senators fought for the executives NOT to testify under oath. Dah...what kind of shit is this? No one in government is for this country. They are all for their deep pockets.

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