Blood and oil: How the West will profit from Iraq's most precious commodity The 'IoS' today reveals a draft for a new law that would give Western oil companies a massive share in the third largest reserves in the world. To the victors, the oil? That is how some experts view this unprecedented arrangement with a major Middle East oil producer that guarantees investors huge profits for the next 30 years
So was this what the Iraq war was fought for, after all? As the number of US soldiers killed since the invasion rises past the 3,000 mark, and President George Bush gambles on sending in up to 30,000 more troops, The Independent on Sunday has learnt that the Iraqi government is about to push through a law giving Western oil companies the right to exploit the country's massive oil reserves. (MORE)
http://news.independent.co.uk/world/middle_east/article2132574.ece
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Iraq Watch - Projects of Peace No War Network
http://www.IraqWatch.net
http://www.PeaceNoWar.net
So was this what the Iraq war was fought for, after all? As the number of US soldiers killed since the invasion rises past the 3,000 mark, and President George Bush gambles on sending in up to 30,000 more troops, The Independent on Sunday has learnt that the Iraqi government is about to push through a law giving Western oil companies the right to exploit the country's massive oil reserves. (MORE)
http://news.independent.co.uk/world/middle_east/article2132574.ece
Please click photo for clarity and also see:
Iraq Watch - Projects of Peace No War Network
http://www.IraqWatch.net
http://www.PeaceNoWar.net