Sources for pre 9/11 US Plan for Iraq War and Oil in this Palast article:

[cyberpj]

Am I wrong? Wouldn't this support Downing Stree Info? Wouldn't these people have to testify if subpoenaed? Should we send this to DSM action groups?

This information was out in March 2005
Secret US plans for Iraq's oil
By Greg Palast - Reporting for Newsnight

The Bush administration made plans for war and for Iraq's oil before the 9/11 attacks, sparking a policy battle between neo-cons and Big Oil, BBC's Newsnight has revealed.

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In fact there were two conflicting plans, setting off a hidden policy war between neo-conservatives at the Pentagon, on one side, versus a combination of "Big Oil" executives and US State Department "pragmatists".

Insiders told Newsnight that planning began "within weeks" of Bush's first taking office in 2001, long before the September 11th attack on the US.

We saw an increase in the bombing of oil facilities and pipelines built on the premise that privatisation is coming

An Iraqi-born oil industry consultant, Falah Aljibury, says he took part in the secret meetings in California, Washington and the Middle East. He described a State Department plan for a forced coup d'etat.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/newsnight/4354269.stm

[cyberpj]

1. kick

[cyberpj]

2. one last kick -

[bklyncowgirl]

3. Interesting nt

[LightningFlash]

4. Should be sent on.....

Forwarded to Chairman Conyers immediately for further review. These sources may have to come forward and get vocal.

[magellan]

5. Greg Palast sent a letter to Rep. Conyers about Falah Aljibury

The letter's dated June 17. It mentions Falah Aljibury and other interesting details I've never seen before. It's at Scoop:

Palast for Conyers: The OTHER 'Memos' from Downing Street and Pennsylvania Avenue.

[cyberpj]

6. Thanks so much. I sent one too but it's much better coming from Palast!

I hate piling everything on Conyers all the time but there's no one else I trust on this right now.

[magellan]

8. Agreed, Conyers is the best man for the job

Getting piled on is what happens when you're too efficient! :)

[Al-CIAda]

7. I missed this, else I would have rec'd it before the 24 hr limit. n/t

[cyberpj]

9. xoxoxox

tx Al-CIAda - always appreciated.

[DoYouEverWonder]

10. Bush ordered bombing of sites near Baghdad in Feb. 2001!

February 16, 2001

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'This was different'

Quigley was asked why U.S. President George W. Bush was required to sign off on this attack when previous U.S-led strikes in Iraq occurred without presidential approval.

"This was different," Quigley said. Because the targets of the attack were north of the 33rd parallel -- out of the no-fly zone -- the president's permission was needed to launch the strike, he said.

Military planners presented their attack proposal to the president on Thursday morning, after which Bush ordered the strike, White House sources told CNN Senior White House Correspondent John King.

The more sophisticated Iraqi radar stations were increasing Iraqi chances of shooting down U.S. or British aircraft which routinely patrol airspace in the region, Pentagon officials told CNN Correspondent Jamie McIntyre.

http://archives.cnn.com/2001/US/02/16/pentagon.strike

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=104&topic_id=3926597


Yes, I'm sure this was 'different'.