A colony by any other name
CounterPunch
by Robert Fantina
02/03/08
[I]t seems apparent that Mr. Bush expects the people of Iraq to resign their nation to its new status as stepchild to the wealthy American empire, useful only for oil and the cheap labor needed to refine it. He seems to believe, perhaps not incorrectly, that his successor will agree. Unfortunately for the president and whoever follows him into residence in the White House, the Iraqi people have proven themselves unwilling to settle for this second-class standing since the start of his war...
http://counterpunch.org/fantina02022008.html
Informant: Thomas L. Knapp
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Iraq+Oil
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Big+Oil
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=empire
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Robert+Fantina
by Robert Fantina
02/03/08
[I]t seems apparent that Mr. Bush expects the people of Iraq to resign their nation to its new status as stepchild to the wealthy American empire, useful only for oil and the cheap labor needed to refine it. He seems to believe, perhaps not incorrectly, that his successor will agree. Unfortunately for the president and whoever follows him into residence in the White House, the Iraqi people have proven themselves unwilling to settle for this second-class standing since the start of his war...
http://counterpunch.org/fantina02022008.html
Informant: Thomas L. Knapp
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Iraq+Oil
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Big+Oil
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=empire
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Robert+Fantina
rudkla - 4. Feb, 10:58
