Today's charade is simply about Iraq's oil
Posted: Sunday, January 30, 2005

Iraq Electoral Commission backtracks on turnout

A Brief Guide to the Iraqi Elections
1. Iraqis are voting not for a party or an individual but for a list.
2. Iraqi people have no opportunity to elect their president or prime minister.
3. None of the elected members will represent a locality.
4. Large areas of the country are not expected to be able to vote.

'What a bloody charade'
Fantasy attacks before a fantasy election. Many Iraqis do not know the names of the candidates, let alone their policies. The media boys and girls will be expected to play along But there will be democracy in Iraq.

'The haves and the have-mores'

White House Fears That the Enemy Is ... the CIA

US oil companies return to Libya

US troops will never overcome insurgents
The insurgency in Iraq will last at least a decade and American troops alone will not be able to defeat it

Tsunami warning system as toll nears 300,000

American host cuts off Iranian press agency ISNA
Reporters Without Borders condemns harassment of Al-Jazeera

Today's charade is simply about Iraq's oil
No matter how inspired the rhetoric, the U.S. project in Iraq has never been about democracy. It's been about getting control of Iraq's vast, virtually untouched oil reserves, and extending Washington's military reach over the region. "Think of Iraq as a military base with a very large oil reserve underneath; you can't ask for better than that.



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