Joshua Holland, AlterNet. August 9, 2007. Despite the ethnic bloodshed in Iraq, majorities of Shiites, Sunnis and Kurds are united in their disapproval of the proposed oil laws that Washington and Big Oil are pushing.
Juan Cole, Informed Comment. August 8, 2007. Iraqi-Turkish relations are strained, and the Kurds pass an oil law before the national government in Baghdad.
Antonia Juhasz, AlterNet. July 14, 2007. Your guide to the ongoing dance between Bush, the Congress, and the Iraqi government; an update on the current status of the proposed oil laws; and some steps you can take to stop the hijacking of Iraq's oil.
Ben Lando, UPI. July 12, 2007. Washington says a new Iraqi hydrocarbon law has the potential to unite Iraqis. That may be right, but not in the way White House planners had hoped.
Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!. July 9, 2007. The proposed oil law facing the Iraqi cabinet would allow Western oil companies to take about 50% of all production as their share, an "obvious robbery of the Iraqi oil," says oil workers union heavy.
Ben Lando, UPI. June 23, 2007. In Washington, lawmakers and military officials say that Iraq's new oil law is vital for the country's future. But, as one reporter learned, most have no idea what they're talking about.
Ben Lando, UPI. May 14, 2007. In Washington, the passage of a final oil law is a key benchmark for the Iraqis to achieve. But Iraq's factions aren't on the same page, and their differences could lead to even more conflict.
Matt Taibbi, RollingStone.com. May 10, 2007. The Democrats' endorsement of this crude neocolonial exploitation plan makes them accomplices in the occupation, and further legitimizes the insurgency.
Matt Taibbi, RollingStone.com. May 9, 2007. The Democrats' endorsement of this crude neocolonial exploitation plan makes them accomplices in the occupation, and further legitimizes the insurgency.
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