----- Original Message ----- From: "Doug Henwood" <dhenwood at panix.com>
Saudi Envoy: Iraq War Was 'Colonial' and About Oil
Mon May 24, 7:16 AM ET
DUBLIN (Reuters) - The U.S.-led invasion of Iraq (news - web sites) was a colonial war and there were some in the United States who saw it as a means of getting their hands on Iraqi oil, a senior Saudi ambassador was quoted as saying Monday.
Prince Turki al-Faisal, ambassador to Britain and Ireland
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Former head of Saudi intelligence.
Ian