US Building Military Base On Top Iraqi Oil Platform

[marmar]

from AlterNet's PEEK:



US Building Military Base On Top Iraqi Oil Platform

Posted by Paddy , Brave New Films at 2:00 PM on November 12, 2007.

Paddy: American officials are girding for an open-ended commitment to protect the country's oil industry.



This post, written by Paddy, originally appeared on Cliff Schecter's Brave New Films Blog


Dear g-d, a Neo-con's wet dream-


U.S. Digs In to Guard Iraq Oil Exports
Long-Term Presence Planned


KHAWR AL AMAYA OIL TERMINAL, Iraq -- The U.S. Navy is building a military installation atop this petroleum-export platform as the U.S. establishes a more lasting military mission in the oil-rich north Persian Gulf.

The U.S. Navy is quietly building a new military installation atop Khawr Al Amaya, one of two Iraqi export terminals.

While presidential candidates debate whether to start bringing ground troops home from Iraq, the new construction suggests that one footprint of U.S. military power in Iraq isn't shrinking anytime soon: American officials are girding for an open-ended commitment to protect the country's oil industry.


If they could just figure out a way to put a couple ICBM silos on top of that, they could all die happy.

http://www.alternet.org/blogs/peek/67677/#more

[DCKit]

1. Frighteningly emblematic of why we entered this "war" in the first place.

A picture of that rig, covered with US flags, missile launchers and troops will be a symbol of this administration for all time.

[Dhalgren]

2. Captain Jack Sparrow would think that this is fine work. And worthy

of any pirate's asperations...What? The Imperial Navy? Those bastards are cutting in on our business!