Controlling Iraqi Oil

upi.com — Congress and the major media avoid mentioning oil in connection with military activity in Iraq, all following the lead of the Bush administration. But it is no coincidence that news of negotiations over the "security" agreement comes with news that the occupied Iraqi government is getting ready to sign contracts with ExxonMobil, Shell, BP, Chevron and Total to assist in developing Iraq's vast oil fields, holding the world's third-largest reserves.

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