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Showing posts with label Iraq Occupied. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Iraq Occupied. Show all posts
Thursday, August 6, 2009
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Thursday, August 28, 2008
Thursday, August 7, 2008
Friday, June 20, 2008
Western oil companies closing in on Iraqi oil takeover

“I am saddened that it is politically inconvenient to acknowledge what everyone knows: the Iraq war is largely about oil.” - Alan Greenspan
Deals with Iraq are set to bring oil giants back- Inernational Herald Tribune
"Exxon Mobil, Shell, Total and BP — the original partners in the Iraq Petroleum Company — along with Chevron and a number of smaller oil companies, are in talks with Iraq's Oil Ministry for no-bid contracts to service Iraq's largest fields."
"While enriched by $140 per barrel oil, the oil majors are also struggling to replace their reserves as ever more of the world's oil patch becomes off limits. Governments in countries like Bolivia and Venezuela are nationalizing their oil industries or seeking a larger share of the record profits for their national budgets. Russia and Kazakhstan have forced the major companies to renegotiate contracts."
"The first oil contracts for the majors in Iraq are exceptional for the oil industry.
They include a provision that could allow the companies to reap large profits at today's prices.
Monday, May 5, 2008
Monday, April 21, 2008
DOD showing their true self
More convicted felons allowed to enlist in Army, Marines
The bulk of the crimes involved were burglaries, other thefts, and drug offenses, but nine involved sex crimes and six involved manslaughter or vehicular homicide convictions. Several dozen Army and Marine recruits had aggravated assault or robbery convictions, including incidents involving weapons.
Lawsuit: Veterans Affairs has failed to prevent suicides
An average of 18 military veterans kill themselves each day, and five of them are under VA care when they commit suicide, according to a December e-mail between top VA officials that was filed as part of the federal lawsuit.
The bulk of the crimes involved were burglaries, other thefts, and drug offenses, but nine involved sex crimes and six involved manslaughter or vehicular homicide convictions. Several dozen Army and Marine recruits had aggravated assault or robbery convictions, including incidents involving weapons.
Lawsuit: Veterans Affairs has failed to prevent suicides
An average of 18 military veterans kill themselves each day, and five of them are under VA care when they commit suicide, according to a December e-mail between top VA officials that was filed as part of the federal lawsuit.
Thursday, March 20, 2008
Friday, August 31, 2007
Tuesday, June 5, 2007
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