Turkish FM: U.S. launched war for Iraq oil

[bemildred]

Source: UPI

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 Turkey's finance minister says the United States is "after the oil" in Iraq, joining other high-profile officials making the assertion recently.

"The guy from miles away is invading Iraq claiming to put an end to the unfair system," Kemal Unakitan said, referring to U.S. President George W. Bush, the Anka News Agency reports. "But everyone knows they are after the oil. All the rest is just made up stories."

Unakitan's statements last week in Istanbul at an event sponsored by the Turkish business group MUSIAD came while Turkish President Abdullah Gul was meeting with Bush.

A senior Bush administration official said after the meetings that the two sides agreed to work together further on Iraq issues, such as the controversial oil-rich city of Kirkuk and the threat from Kurdish separatists.

Read more: http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/173468,turkish-fm-us-launched-war-for-iraq-oil.html

[shain from kane]

1. "All the rest is just made up stories." --- A fairytale? n/t

[leftchick]

2. i can't wait for Babs Starr to report this on CNN!

:sarcasm:

[Hulk]

3. Gosh...do you suppose so?

It's always so newsworthy when heads of state say something obvious.

He'll be branded as a terrorist or loon, same as Chavez I'm sure.

[bemildred]

4. Yeah, definitely a "No shit, Sherlock!" award candidate.

But I thought it interesting that he said it in public.

[HCE SuiGeneris]

8. Glad you posted it... nice to hear some "other" news

Chimpenfuhrer's little legacy circling the toilet bowl... bwahahahahahh

[TomClash]

5. Wait. It wasn't for Democracy?

Or Weapons of Mass Destruction?

[Journeyman]

6. In this instance, "democracy" proved to be the "WMD" for the Iraqis . . .

[jimshoes]

7. No, that was reason

version 2.7 and version 5.4 and besides the ...o-i-l... reason is a secret.

[TomClash]

9. LOL! nt