Israel and Iran: The Wild Card and an American Nightmare

Irancove @ February 3, 2008 # No Comment Yet

From Swoop:
Now that the latest National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) has made it almost impossible for US military action to take place, the spotlight moves to Israel. US officials have noted the strong Israeli criticism of the NIE encountered by President Bush during his visit to Israel on January 9th-10th and the unfavorable Israeli reaction to […]

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US Oil Companies Offered Five Million Dollar Bribes to Iraqi MP’s?

Irancove @ February 1, 2008 # No Comment Yet

Via ICH:

31/01/08 “Roads to Iraq” — - An Iraqi MP preferred to remain anonymous told the newspaper that highly confidential negotiations took place by representatives from American oil companies, offering $5 million to each MP who votes in favor of the Oil and Gas law.
The amount that could be paid […]

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