Oil Companies start Ca$hing with Iraqi oil

[jackstraw45]

BURIED on page E2 of the Washington Post yesterday:

"INTERNATIONAL

Iraq signed what it called its first long-term oil sales agreements since the fall of Saddam Hussein. The agreements were signed Tuesday for the sale of Basrah Light crude for delivery between Aug. 1 and Dec. 31, said Mohammed Jibouri, director general of the State Oil Marketing Organization. Royal Dutch/Shell Group, ChevronTexaco and BP said they will buy Iraqi oil."

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A38036-2003Jul23.html
(scroll down about 2/3rds of the page)

Well, Condi's connections pay off again for Chevron....

[jackstraw45]

1. .

:kick:

[TacticalPeek]

2. And Big Jim Baker is on the way, boys!

Probably to manage oil turf battles amongst his buddies.

And pump it out as fast as possible, cause a storm's a'brewing up back at the ranch house.

[Noli Mitangere]

3. how can Iraq sign anything

if they don't have a government up yet?

[Tammuz]

4. er.....the US signed it for them

got to help the Iraqis with their paperwork after we invaded them on false pretenses

[gratuitous]

5. Of course the Iraqis signed the agreement

Qusay and Udai Hussein themselves signed the contract. I saw them! They signed with their charred, dead hands.

All perfectly legal and on the up and up.