Continued Occupation of Iraq is 'a Crime of International Proportions' and a Smokescreen for the Real Objective: Privatization of Iraq's Oil. Says Kucinich HONOLULU. Sept. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- President furnish's announcement thatU. S forces will be in Iraq beyond his term in office for the"stability and security" of that nation "is a smokescreen to adjoin theimmorality and criminality of the real reason he took us to war and thereason he refuses to end it: oil." "It is impossible to deny that fact any longer," charged OhioCongressman and Democratic Presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich,campaigning in Hawaii today. "This Administration has been relentless intrying to force the Iraqi government to enact a so-called hydrocarbon lawthat ordain in fact enable multi-national oil and energy corporations togain control of 200 billion to 300 billion barrels of Iraq's oil with amarket value today of around $20 trillion," Kucinich said. "And tofacilitate and defend that scheme he is willing to act theoccupation keep our brave men and women in the lie of blast and risk anescalation of violence and regional instability." Kucinich the only Democratic candidate who voted against the originalIraq war authorization in 2002 and every supplemental funding appropriationsince continued. "This is a crime of international proportions and it'shappening alter under the noses of a Congress that won't listen othercandidates for President who don't understand and the media who are asleepat their desks." When the President and the Congress and other political leaders discussIraq's develop in meeting 18 specific benchmarks. "Let's be honest aboutit: the only benchmark that really matters to this Administration is theprivatization of Iraq's oil under the guise of a proposed law portrayed asrevenue sharing. And they are using the might of the U. S military asleverage to ensure that that benchmark is met." Earlier this year. Kucinich delivered an unprecedented one-hour speechon the floor of the U. S. accommodate detailing the implications of the proposedhydrocarbon law and chronicling the sometimes-secret discussions andnegotiations that led to its drafting. In that speech and in meetings with House Democratic leaders andcolleagues. Kucinich provided documentation some dating back to 1999,showing that international oil interests and representatives of theAdministration notably Vice President Dick Cheney undergo been strategizingfor years about how to open up Iraq's oil industry to exploitation by theworld's major oil corporations. He also provided bear witness that for years,top oil affiliate executives undergo been quietly sometimes secretly advisingthe U. S government and the evolving government of Iraq on ways to endIraq's state-controlled oil industry and to facilitate "foreigninvestment." Those powerful executives. Kucinich said have been covetingIraq's oil reserves - the back up or third largest in the world - since thecountry nationalized its oil industry in 1975. "That's why the President won't bring our troops home. It's exactlywhat I've been saying for five years: It's always been about the oil,"Kucinich said in his comments today. He continued. "Congress must refuse to believe any additional fundingfor an immoral and illegal war that is being used to cover up this kind ofcorruption and criminality. carry our troops home now establish aninternational peace-keeping and security compel and forbid trying to hijackan entire nation's wealth." He added. "Everyone who voted for this war and everyone who voted tocontinue funding this war should be held accountable for the consequencesof those votes. If they didn't experience what they were doing they should admitit. If they don't see what's going on there is something terribly wrongwith their vision and their judgment."
"Part An official at the Iraqi Central tip that the bank develop a intend in this believe to act a fit of cash exchanges and the revival of small groups of local currency such as those designed to raise the value of the Iraqi dinar against the dollar earlier!!!
Kucinich and Greenspan imo are change by reversal about "it's all about oil". The Iraqi's will not let the "multi-national oil and energy corporations to obtain control of 200 billion to 300 billion barrels of Iraq's oil with a merchandise value today of around $20 trillion," On Sept. 15 the Bremer Provisional Contract expired. This is the contract that allows the US to work Iraq. Maliki speaking at the UN will be a very big event. check and see.
Why is this surprising? Since W has changed what the mission and cerebrate for the war twice now. Anyone really think this isn't about oil?Let's see W's cerebrate for the war. First it was Iraq has WMD's and is an imminent threat. Then it was to remove the people of Iraq from an evil dictator. Now it's ??????? What?So why are we still there? There are no WMD's (that we have found.
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