Iraq Reviews > So the Iraq war was all about oil, after all

timesunion.com: Opinion Headlineshttp://timesunion.com/ASPStories/Story.asp?StoryID=697868&LinkFrom=RSS [timesunion.com: Opinion Headlines] Yet, despite the vociferous denials, the four original partners of the Iraq Petroleum Co. (a misnomer, since all the companies are multinationals based in the United States or Western Europe) are about to receive contracts that allow them to service the fields in the country with the world's second-largest proven oil reserves.

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World Affairs Boardhttp://www.worldaffairsboard.com/iranian-question/45123-subdue-iran-secure-iraq.html [World Affairs Board] Subdue Iran, secure Iraq: They are dismayed at evidence of Iran's increasing influence in the region, and at its extension of diplomatic and trade links to a range of countries; Iran, for example, has applied for membership of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), which includes China and Russia (see Anna Fifield, For oil-rich Iran, friends are not proving hard to find, Financial Times, 27 May 2008).

Gristmillhttp://gristmill.grist.org/story/2008/6/10/10329/9749 [Gristmill] Call for an end to Washington State biofuel mandates: Biodiesel with its much better EROEI and option of being made from waste is likely to remain a boutique fuel for those who want to use it in low blends for its superior effects on engine performance, like fleet managers, and guys like me who run their vehicles on 100% waste feedstock because the mileage is as good as a Prius and it's a better idea than using gasoline. (Yes I'd prefer to bike to work, but that is not an option for me and a lot of other folks right now.

Radical Civility[Radical Civility] The Red Badge of Courage Revisited: Ray Kimball, an Army major who helped found the Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America support group, is a strong supporter. He believes the move would have “huge impacts on the perception of mental health issues in both the Armed Forces and society as a whole”.

At-Largely[At-Largely] John McCain and the Forever War: The surge strategy was never meant to be anything more than a stall tactic, a ruse to keep a lid on political discontent over the mishandling of Iraq until a) our commitment there became a crack too tight for any Democratic president to wriggle out of or b) Team Bush could get John McCain elected and preserve the neoconservative initiative for war everlasting against post-modern extremism, emboldened Islamo-fabulism, or whatever magical realism happens to be available.

Crimes of Zionhttp://crimesofzion.wordpress.com/2008/02/20/dying-for-zion/ [Crimes of Zion] Dying For Zion: The ziocons are working hard to establish hegemony in the middle east for the security of Israel, and permanent bases in Afghanistan are just one way they seek to gain a foothold for the eventual implementation of their plan to eliminate Iran and whoever else they believe poses a threat to their beloved ziostan.

Project Humanbeingsfirsthttp://humanbeingsfirst.wordpress.com/2008/05/30/humanbeingsfirst-index-of-documents/ [Project Humanbeingsfirst] Humanbeingsfirst Index of Documents: “ British officials gave warning yesterday that America’s commander in Iraq will declare that Iran is waging war against the US-backed Baghdad government. A strong statement from General David Petraeus about Iran’s .

Friar at large[Friar at large] Denial is not just a river in Egypt.: I suppose that Iraqi religious factions and terrorist groups that have a small but substantial number of their respective populations bombing the daylights out of innocent people could qualify as a civil war. But it’s a phenomenon not typically defined as civil war in the classic military sense.

lies.comhttp://www.lies.com/wp/2006/09/24/a-liescom-tenth-anniversary-reader/ [lies.com] A Lies.com Tenth Anniversary Reader: As a result of doing the research that went into that Wikipedia article, I now know a whole lot more about the Senate intelligence committee, and the specifics of the Bush administration’s and the intelligence community’s actions in the run-up to the Iraq war. I know more, too, about how frustrating it can be to try to get people with strong ideological views to set those views aside for a moment and come to some agreement on what the truth is.

Tribe.net: Black Menhttp://blackmen.tribe.net/thread/454d5413-8bcd-4596-8154-5ea7d68fe377#0286d2e7-978e-4a1a-b18b-55f09d5e46b5 [Tribe.net: Black Men] Re: OVERCOME AND BEAT RACISM: The United States appears to lead the world in the use of human microchips thanks to the vociferous work of a deeply sinister company that I identified in my books many years ago. This is the VeriChip Corporation and it is part of an operation called Applied Digital.

Official Blog of Jeff Huber, Retired Commander US Navy, Author of Bathtub Admirals from Kunati Bookshttp://www.kunati.com/jeffhuber/2008/2/13/john-mccain-and-the-forever-war.html [Official Blog of Jeff Huber, Retired Commander US Navy, Author of Bathtub Admirals from Kunati Books] John McCain and the Forever War: The surge strategy was never meant to be anything more than a stall tactic, a ruse to keep a lid on political discontent over the mishandling of Iraq until a) our commitment there became a crack too tight for any Democratic president to wiggle out of or b) Team Bush could get John McCain elected and preserve the neoconservative initiative for war everlasting against post-modern extremism, emboldened Islamo-fabulism, or whatever magical realism happens to be available.

SWJ Bloghttp://smallwarsjournal.com/blog/2007/08/15-august-swj-oped-roundup/ [SWJ Blog] 15 August SWJ Op-Ed Roundup: Some conservatives have joined this chorus of criticism, with one prominent columnist labeling the vice president "destructive" and another dismissing those who share his views as "Cheneyite nutjobs." This past Saturday, protesters near his home outside Jackson, Wyo., tore down an effigy of Mr. Cheney in much the way Iraqis famously toppled the statue of Saddam Hussein.

The Devil's Kitchenhttp://devilskitchen.me.uk/2007/06/martin-kettle-twat-and-some-further.html [The Devil's Kitchen] Martin Kettle: twat. And some further discourse on libertarianism: To readers of this blog, that the Labour party has completed it century-held mission to destroy Britain comes as no surprise, but the film makes clear that Tony Blair's enabling law is a wide ranging, Orwellian piece of legislation making it a criminal offence to speak in anything other than totally subservient tones to anyone wearing a hi-vis vest.

what's goin' on?@#$http://people.tribe.net/friction001/blog/9045da9d-074b-4809-8f49-ddae054458e9 [what's goin' on?@#$] THE MICROCHIP AGENDA ..... THE PENNY DROPS AT LAST?: The United States appears to lead the world in the use of human microchips thanks to the vociferous work of a deeply sinister company that I identified in my books many years ago. This is the VeriChip Corporation and it is part of an operation called Applied Digital.

The Digesthttp://www.pwgd.com/blog/lb/131-muslims-fight-political-not-religious-blue-game-matrix-hegemony-usdenounces-foreign-meddling-full-pipe-wiretap/ [The Digest] 1/31 Muslims Fight Political Not Religious; “Blue Game Matrix ...: http://www.countercurrents.org/iraq-walsh310107.htm. In recent weeks US government and military officials, aided and abetted by the American media, have stepped up the war of words against Iran. As they did precisely four years ago, ...

Wizbang[Wizbang] Either Plame Didn't Tell the Truth or the Documents are Lying: It was coincidence that Armitage, an anti iraq war state official leaked her name but he is never charged. The lefties started their support for deceit and lies with Clinton and it has blossomed into full fledged denial.

KALKI GAURhttp://kalkigaur.bloggoing.com/2006/10/02/diplomacy-of-hindu-india-in-global-clash-of-races-and-clash-of-civilizations-1-kalki-gaur/ [KALKI GAUR] DIPLOMACY OF HINDU INDIA IN GLOBAL CLASH OF RACES AND CLASH OF ...: United States employed diplomacy of deception Newspeak and doublethink when it camouflaged its war for oil in Afghanistan and Iraq as America’s War on Islamic terrorism and “Operation Iraqi Freedom” respectively.

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