Iraq leftists protest key oil bill

[struggle4progress]

5 hours ago

BAGHDAD (AFP) — Dozens of Iraqis protested in central Baghdad on Saturday against the expected debate in parliament later this month of a draft oil law Washington deems a cornerstone of reconciliation efforts ...

Protest organisers used microphones to denounce the draft law, which has already been approved by Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's cabinet, saying it should not be passed while the United States is still calling the shots ...

"We will work to bring down the law with the support of five million Iraqi workers and our response will be halting oil exports and dismissing foreign companies from Iraq, including those which have started work."

Norway's DNO, Turkish group Petoil and the Canadian company Western Oil Sands have already signed production-sharing contracts with the autonomous Kurdish regional government in the north ...

http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5gssmK9DHkYCtMeblOHm8Z7nrllVg

[ShortnFiery]

1. Too Bizarre? In BushWorld, anyone for true freedom and democracy is a filthy *leftist.*

:eyes:

[AtomicKitten]

2. I would say that makes them nationalists, not "leftists."

Imagine the audacity of a sovereign nation wanting domain over their own resources!

Oy vey.

[Jack Rabbit]

3. American leftists should protest as well

The BushCheney sponsored hydrocarbon should persuade any doubters that the war and occupation was and continues to be not about liberating the Iraqi people from Saddam but about liberating oil from the Iraqi people.

[Middle finga]

4. My heart goes out to those brave individual who's willing

to stand up for whats right against tremendous odds. You can bet they will be getting one those late night US/Iraqi Forces patrol visits, detained and taken away to be "reconditioned".

[NoFederales]

5. This should get national media attention, but American journalists are afraid

of the oil issue. Iraqi oil is their sovereign resource, and problems associated with reconstruction should be invitations issued by Iraqis.

Wanna see Candidates run, spring this issue and ask 'em why America is trying to privatize a sovereign nation's oil resources?

NoFederales

[slipslidingaway]

6. Kick, this needs one more R. n/t