Iraq

It was the oil, dammit!!!

I'm becoming repetitive, I know... but until people wake up and see the egg on Bush's face, I'll keep on shouting it out!



The US 'advisor' to the Iraqi Ministry of Oil, Philip J. Carroll, says Iraq may step out of OPEC. Wont that make the US hawks happy and send the other OPEC countries in a tailspin?!?! Of course it will, my child, of course it will. The Iraqi folks have to do this you see, Carroll says, to reconstruct the country that was bombed and sanctioned to pieces by the US. I'm pretty sure this scenario was discussed in detail by chortling rich white men, in Washington, long before the invasion.



The Iraqi people are being advised by the best - Carroll owns a hefty chunk of Fluor stocks (they are planning to bid on contracts to reconstruct Iraq's oil industry) and also has large holdings in Shell. Talk about setting up the wolf to guard the sheep!



The Australians are talking to the US government, they are also busy divvying up the spoils, there are many subcontracts to be had. Although they are probably foaming at the mouth right now, seems the Americans wont give guarantees on their wheat exports to Iraq (to hell with famine, there will be no relief aid, this is business!!!). Someone should tell those naughty Americans they should share, or next time the Aussies wont play along.... aaah who am I kidding, every time the US straps on the battle gear, Australia is ready to go along like a faithful puppy. In general, I think Australians are a fantastic bunch of people - I just wish they would get rid of that inferiority complex that has them roll over and go submissive each time the US tells them to.