[lbo-talk] Iran, Iraq and US Power

Robert Wrubel bobwrubel at yahoo.com
Thu Oct 25 09:24:17 PDT 2007


The US attempt to control Middle Eastern oil by imposing a highly prejudicial oil law on Iraq runs counter to prevailing practices in the region, in which state-owned monopolies strike deals with foreign companies for technical extractive help. This article in Asia Times argues that the Iraqi congress, a surprisingly resilient al Maliki, and the oil workers unions may defeat the US attempt by not renewing the annual UN occupation and oil mandates beyond 2008. That doesnt mean the US will go along, but it will certainly rob it of any vestige of legality and make European compliance much harder.

http://atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/IJ26Ak02.html

BobW



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