Iraq Oil

Official: Iraq, China Nearing Oil Deal

AP | SINAN SALAHEDDIN | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


BAGHDAD — Iraq and China are close to re-signing a $1.2 billion oil deal that was called off after the 2003 U.S. invasion, an Iraqi Oil Ministry...

Iraq Oil Exceeds Pre-War Output

BBC News | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


Iraqi oil production is above the levels seen before the US-led invasion of the country in 2003, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA). ...

Neocon Sandwich: U.S. Building Military Base Directly Atop Iraqi Oil Platform

Wall Street Journal | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


From the Wall Street Journal: The U.S. Navy is building a military installation atop this petroleum-export platform as the U.S. establishes a more la...

Greenspan: "The Iraq War Is Largely About Oil"

Washington Post | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


Without elaborating, he writes, "I am saddened that it is politically inconvenient to acknowledge what everyone knows: the Iraq war is largely about o...