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rawstory (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-11-07 09:39 PM Original message |
NYT to report billions in oil missing in Iraq |
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Suich (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-11-07 09:45 PM Response to Original message |
1. $5 - $15 million DAILY??? |
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bobbie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-12-07 01:06 AM Response to Reply #1 |
30. My exact reaction... |
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izzie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-11-07 09:45 PM Response to Original message |
2. Maybe they are taking it a pail at a time? |
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dweller (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-11-07 09:47 PM Response to Original message |
3. it's always been about the oil |
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PSPS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-11-07 09:49 PM Response to Original message |
4. It's going into Bush's pocket, of course. Is anyone surprised by this? |
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ClintonTyree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-12-07 01:49 AM Response to Reply #4 |
31. Bartcop has been keeping a running tally since the war began.... |
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jmowreader (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-12-07 02:34 AM Response to Reply #31 |
35. There's a flaw in Bart's numbers |
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ClintonTyree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-12-07 07:01 AM Response to Reply #35 |
38. Oh, I agree... |
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Vinnie From Indy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-11-07 09:58 PM Response to Original message |
5. BushCo is and has always been about the benjamins |
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catzies (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-13-07 04:36 PM Response to Reply #5 |
61. Yes, and that's why I've always said (re: 9/11) that killing 3,000 Americans |
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GliderGuider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-11-07 10:02 PM Response to Original message |
6. OK, guys. Here's a possible scoop on stolen Iraqi oil |
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madeline_con (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-11-07 10:23 PM Response to Reply #6 |
7. It's in DUH-bya & Co.'s pocket, like PSPS said. |
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Canuckistanian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-11-07 11:06 PM Response to Reply #6 |
14. Hiya, GG. Yup, this is the news you've been expecting, I guess |
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GliderGuider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-12-07 09:24 PM Response to Reply #14 |
52. This is a nice little piece of the puzzle, all right. |
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lvx35 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-11-07 11:18 PM Response to Reply #6 |
18. If that's true, the end is near. |
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Old and In the Way (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-11-07 11:26 PM Response to Reply #6 |
20. That's an interesting hypothesis |
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lildreamer316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-12-07 12:15 AM Response to Reply #6 |
26. Wow. This is a must-read. Thank you.--and a QUESTION! |
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GliderGuider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-12-07 09:36 PM Response to Reply #26 |
53. Iran's proven reserves are unclear, as are the rest of OPEC's |
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loudsue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-12-07 01:57 AM Response to Reply #6 |
32. I saved that link....VERY interesting theory. |
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electron_blue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-12-07 08:19 AM Response to Reply #6 |
40. It also possibly explains why so many S.A. nationals were involved in 9/11 |
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Barrett808 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-12-07 11:03 AM Response to Reply #6 |
44. Yes, I've suspected this since the beginning. |
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cyberpj (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-12-07 03:12 PM Response to Reply #6 |
47. WOW. Never thought of that one. But it's totally believable. Any thoughts as to |
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GliderGuider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-13-07 07:21 AM Response to Reply #47 |
60. I just sent it to him. |
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zippy890 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-12-07 03:46 PM Response to Reply #6 |
48. who wrote that? |
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cosmicdot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-12-07 04:22 PM Response to Reply #48 |
49. from the link |
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GliderGuider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-12-07 09:16 PM Response to Reply #48 |
51. I'm the author. I wrote the article on March 25, about 6 weeks ago. |
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wordpix (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-12-07 11:20 PM Response to Reply #6 |
55. very interesting, some of this could be right, other parts are unbelievable to me |
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ryanmuegge (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-13-07 05:09 PM Response to Reply #6 |
63. While all that sounds logical and wouldn't really surprise me, that link is filled with innuendo. |
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GliderGuider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-13-07 05:15 PM Response to Reply #63 |
64. Yep. I'm just squinting my eyes and seeing dragons in the clouds. |
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ryanmuegge (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-13-07 05:21 PM Response to Reply #64 |
65. Yes, a frightening amount that I'm reluctant to admit. |
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Botany (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-11-07 10:35 PM Response to Original message |
8. It was always about oil |
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sellitman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-11-07 10:38 PM Response to Original message |
9. Wow. |
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Bjorn Against (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-11-07 10:45 PM Response to Original message |
10. Investigate. Impeach. Imprison. |
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mrcheerful (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-11-07 11:02 PM Response to Original message |
11. It is not missing, Exxon is selling it to "We the people" at over $3 a gallon as we type. |
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Canuckistanian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-11-07 11:09 PM Response to Reply #11 |
15. The Iraqis are missing it |
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cal04 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-11-07 11:03 PM Response to Original message |
12. Billions in Oil Missing in Iraq, U.S. Study Finds |
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THUNDER HANDS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-11-07 11:03 PM Response to Original message |
13. i got a feeling |
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Canuckistanian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-11-07 11:13 PM Response to Original message |
16. So THIS was the reason for Cheney's visit |
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demgrrrll (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-11-07 11:13 PM Response to Original message |
17. Off to Paraguay!!!!!!!! Why not dispense with the pretense. Bush |
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L. Coyote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-11-07 11:24 PM Response to Original message |
19. Reason to continue the war = $5 million to $15 million daily |
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Old and In the Way (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-11-07 11:30 PM Response to Original message |
21. Saddam stole it! |
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mn9driver (877 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-11-07 11:40 PM Response to Original message |
22. $2.1 trillion. This is what the US has spent on the war |
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Occulus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-12-07 11:39 PM Response to Reply #22 |
57. And didn't they say AT the beginning |
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bonito (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-11-07 11:40 PM Response to Original message |
23. Who would have guessed n/t |
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Baron Harkonen (27 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-11-07 11:46 PM Response to Original message |
24. seems like the last time Cheney went to the ME |
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Gman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-12-07 12:05 AM Response to Original message |
25. There were reports of unmetered oil production in the early days |
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Cant trust em (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-12-07 12:21 AM Response to Original message |
27. Iraq is ruled by the Murphy's law of... |
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sutz12 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-13-07 05:01 PM Response to Reply #27 |
62. Actually, this is Cheney's corrollary to Murphy's Law... |
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ocd liberal (333 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-12-07 12:51 AM Response to Original message |
28. I am not surprised at all |
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moondust (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-12-07 12:58 AM Response to Original message |
29. Hmmm...and Halliburton is moving to Dubai. |
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loudsue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-12-07 02:02 AM Response to Reply #29 |
33. That was my first thought, too, Xap. And read post #6, the whole article. |
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noise (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-12-07 02:19 AM Response to Reply #33 |
34. Like what |
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loudsue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-12-07 03:17 AM Response to Reply #34 |
37. LOL! Yep, that sort of sinister. |
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SammyWinstonJack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-12-07 07:50 AM Response to Reply #37 |
39. What? He said what? |
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Canuckistanian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-12-07 08:53 AM Response to Reply #39 |
41. Did you miss this? |
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entanglement (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-12-07 03:05 AM Response to Original message |
36. $10 million stolen daily = $14.6 billion over four years |
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lovuian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-12-07 09:06 AM Response to Original message |
42. We not only used our sons and daughters to protect |
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Barrett808 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-12-07 11:03 AM Response to Original message |
43. k & r |
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Disturbed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-12-07 02:36 PM Response to Reply #43 |
45. Isn't Ahmed Chalabi still the Temp. Oil Minsiter? |
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lakeguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-12-07 02:51 PM Response to Original message |
46. it's all going to the saudis to prop up their declining production. |
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GliderGuider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-12-07 09:53 PM Response to Reply #46 |
54. That's my take on it as well. |
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UpInArms (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-12-07 09:15 PM Response to Original message |
50. it's very sad when the story is that the news will be "reporting" |
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wordpix (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-12-07 11:35 PM Response to Original message |
56. k&r---follow the money AND the oil |
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upi402 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-12-07 11:52 PM Response to Original message |
58. Franken always keept the BILLION$ lost in the Iraqi sand up front |
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closeupready (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-13-07 12:44 AM Response to Original message |
59. Interesting. |
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