US and UK make plan$ to divide up the OIL

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Link: http://www.thelondonline.co.uk/theline/article.php?articleID=437

Snip: <Iraq: The carve-up begins
Tom Burgis
Thursday 23 June 2005

The Iraq war has so far cost America and Britain £105billion. But
the financial clawback is gathering pace as British and American oil
giants work out how to get their hands on the estimated £3trillion
worth of oil.

Executives from BP, Shell, Exxon Mobil and Halliburton, Dick
Cheney's old firm, are expected to congregate at the Paddington
Hilton for a two-day chinwag with top-level officials from Iraq's
oil ministry. The gathering, sponsored by the British Government, is
being described as the "premier event" for those with designs on
Iraqi oil, and will go ahead despite opposition from Iraqi oil
workers, who fear their livelihoods are being flogged to foreigners.
The Met will be on hand to secure the venue ahead of the conference.

"This is a networking opportunity for UK businesses involved in
Iraqi oil," explained Dr Hussain Rabia, managing director of the
consultancy Entrac Petroleum Ltd. "We have the moral support of the
UK government. They're bringing the guys over from Iraq, offering
them visas. We expect all the big oil companies to be there," he
said.

Delegate numbers are described as "confidential". Shell spokesman
Simon Buerk would not confirm that a representative of the company
would be attending, but said he "wouldn't be at all surprised if
they were".

"We aspire to establish a long-term presence in Iraq," he said. "We
have been helping the Ministry of Oil and engineers with
training."

Those who have purchased their £1,200 tickets can expect access to
executives from Iraq's oil ministry, including Salem Razoky, the
director general of exploration.

But Iraqi oil workers are furious about the conference. "The second
phase of the war will be started by this conference carving up the
industry," said an outraged Hasan Juma'a, head of the Iraqi General
Union of Oil Employees. "It is about giving shares of Iraq to the
countries who invaded it - they get a piece of the action as a
reward. The British government will back this action in order to pay
its debt in Iraq.">

[still_one]

1. surprise, surprise

it won't be successful though

[indepat]

2. Bringing freedom, liberty, democracy + a better life to the Iraqi people,

acts of friendship and generosity most likely heretofore unparalleled in the human experience.