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Nick Mottern, for United Press International, writes about the preparations of American oil companies to sign contracts with Iraq: "Although the contracts are simply for services, not long-term production agreements, the contracts give the major oil companies a foot in the door. That they are no-bid contracts given to these Western firms over Russian, Chinese and Indian competitors is exceptional and clearly a matter of an occupied government responding to pressure from the occupier."

http://www.truthout.org/article/controlling-iraqi-oil

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What Oil Companies Will Get in Iraq

Western oil companies Exxon Mobil, Shell, Total and BP appear set to win no-bid contracts allowing them to work in some of Iraq's rich oil fields.

http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1816599,00.html



The answer lies in oil

The multinationals negotiating deals to exploit oilfields in Iran and Iraq should reflect on gloomy historical precedents.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/jun/20/iraq.oil


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