Here's news! Iraq war was really for oil! (independent, invasion, March)

[Grandpa Pipes]

Such a suprize!!

Secret memos expose link between oil firms and invasion of Iraq - UK Politics, UK - The Independent

[RCCCB]

Maybe on the part of Britain, but America has never taken anything from another nation it was defending except for the land need to bury our dead.

[GregW]

That is about as surprising as the sun coming up in the East.

[desertdetroiter]

Originally Posted by RCCCB

Maybe on the part of Britain, but America has never taken anything from another nation it was defending except for the land need to bury our dead.

Who were we defending in Iraq?

[GregW]

Our government does not take but our private corporations certainly do. Their behavior is nothing but the Grandest of Grand Theft and always has been. They have money but no honor and obey no law or morality.

[nmnita]

Originally Posted by Tightwad

Such a suprize!!

Secret memos expose link between oil firms and invasion of Iraq - UK Politics, UK - The Independent

thank you for that information and article. We are supposed to believe it, right, no questions asked?

Nita

[Chango]

Originally Posted by Tightwad

Such a suprize!!

Secret memos expose link between oil firms and invasion of Iraq - UK Politics, UK - The Independent

Naw, there must be a misunderstanding. We only fight wars for truth, justice and the American way.

[burdell]

Originally Posted by RCCCB

Maybe on the part of Britain, but America has never taken anything from another nation it was defending except for the land need to bury our dead.

Nice thought but we weren't exactly defending Iraq now, were we?

[Mircea]

Originally Posted by RCCCB

Maybe on the part of Britain...

Um, maybe you need to review the documents Judicial Watch sued and obtained under the Freedom of Information Act prepared by Dick Cheney.

Maps and Charts of Iraqi Oil Fields | Judicial Watch (http://www.judicialwatch.org/story/2002/mar/maps-and-charts-iraqi-oil-fields - broken link)

Judicial Watch is an organization I support.

These are documents turned over by the Commerce Department, under a March 5, 2002, court order as a result of Judicial Watch’s Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit concerning the activities of the Cheney Energy Task Force. The documents contain a map of Iraqi oilfields, pipelines, refineries and terminals, as well as two charts detailing Iraqi oil and gas projects, and “Foreign Suitors for Iraqi Oilfield Contracts.” The documents are dated March 2001. Click here to view the press release.

• Iraq Oil Map
• Foreign Suitors for Iraqi Oilfield Contracts - Part 1
• Foreign Suitors for Iraqi Oilfield Contracts - Part 2
• United Arab Emirates Oil Map
• United Arab Emirates: Major Oil and Natural Gas Development Projects
• Saudi Arabia Oil Map
• Saudi Arabia: Major Oil and Natural Gas Development Projects

• Dept of Commerce (http://www.judicialwatch.org/tagged/dept%20of%20commerce - broken link)
• Dick Cheney (http://www.judicialwatch.org/tagged/dick%20cheney - broken link)
• Energy Task Force (http://www.judicialwatch.org/tagged/energy%20task%20force - broken link)
• FOIA (http://www.judicialwatch.org/tagged/foia - broken link)
• Iraq
• Public Documents (http://www.judicialwatch.org/document%20type/foia%20documents - broken link)
• Saudi Arabia (http://www.judicialwatch.org/tagged/saudi%20arabia - broken link)
• United Arab (http://www.judicialwatch.org/tagged/united%20arab%20emirates - broken link)

I've posted on this before. Note that in the list of Foreign Suitors compiled by Vice President Dick Cheney using your tax dollars for intelligence purposes to obtain such information, because, um, I don't know, it could result in the invasion of the US and you know, you have to, um, guard against that, the list does not include any US companies.