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<IMG src="http://www.truthdig.com/images/masthead_newsletter.gif"> Hi, I read this on Truthdig and thought you would find it interesting. =-=-=-=-=-=-= Stealing Iraq’s Oil The Iraqi parliament is expected to vote on a U.S.-crafted law that would open the nation’s oil industry to exploitive foreign control. If the bill passes, it would give foreign investors up to 75 percent of Iraq’s oil profits until costs are recouped, and then twice the industry standard after that. This law is a <a href="http://news.independent.co.uk/world/middle_east/article2132569.ece" title="naked admission">naked admission</a> that the U.S. invaded Iraq, at least in part, for its oil. <a href="http://www.truthdig.com/eartotheground/item/20070107_stealing_iraqs_oil/">http://www.truthdig.com/eartotheground/item/20070107_stealing_iraqs_oil/</a> Copyright © 2007 Truthdig, L.L.C. All rights reserved. =-=-=-=-=-=-= This is a one-time mailing from Truthdig, (<a href="http://www.truthdig.com/">www.truthdig.com</a>) on behalf of the sender. Please report any misuse to webmaster-at-truthdig.com <IMG src="http://www.truthdig.com/images/masthead_newsletter.gif"> Hi, I read this on Truthdig and thought you would find it interesting. =-=-=-=-=-=-= Stealing Iraq’s Oil The Iraqi parliament is expected to vote on a U.S.-crafted law that would open the nation’s oil industry to exploitive foreign control. If the bill passes, it would give foreign investors up to 75 percent of Iraq’s oil profits until costs are recouped, and then twice the industry standard after that. This law is a <a href="http://news.independent.co.uk/world/middle_east/article2132569.ece" title="naked admission">naked admission</a> that the U.S. invaded Iraq, at least in part, for its oil. <a href="http://www.truthdig.com/eartotheground/item/20070107_stealing_iraqs_oil/">http://www.truthdig.com/eartotheground/item/20070107_stealing_iraqs_oil/</a> Copyright © 2007 Truthdig, L.L.C. All rights reserved. =-=-=-=-=-=-= This is a one-time mailing from Truthdig, (<a href="http://www.truthdig.com/">www.truthdig.com</a>) on behalf of the sender. Please report any misuse to webmaster-at-truthdig.com

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