7/10/2008

Its The Oil, Stupid!

Chomski weighs in. Nothing really original here but hey- it's Chomsky.  

By Noam Chomsky
Negotiations are under way for Exxon Mobil, Shell, Total and BP - the original partners decades ago in the Iraq Petroleum Company, now joined by Chevron and other smaller oil companies- to renew the oil concession they lost to nationalisation during the years when the oil producers took over their own resources. The no-bid contracts, apparently written by the oil corporations with the help of U.S. officials, prevailed over offers from more than 40 other companies, including companies in China, India and Russia

Its The Oil, Stupid!
Thu, 10 Jul 2008 17:13:25 GMT

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