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May 09, 2006
Oily Politics
California Conservative analyzes the oil for food negotiations and abuses that has taken place over a number of years. Now that oil is in limited supply and the US is in desperate need to find some kind of sustainable fuel, the agreements and politics surrounding the purchase and use of oil needs to be monitored closely.
The US news media continue to yawn over the UN scandal involving participants in the Oil for Food Program. In fairness, only part of the reason is the media’s hesitancy to criticize an organization that is practically sacrosanct in the view of liberals. A large part of the media’s failure to report on the UN malfeasance is that it is such a complicated case of fraud, duplicity and mendacity that reporters find themselves incapable of dumbing down the story for human consumption.In 1996, the United Nations (UN) Security Council and Iraq began the Oil for Food program to address Iraq’s humanitarian situation after sanctions were imposed in 1990. More than $67 billion in oil revenue was obtained through the program, with $31 billion in humanitarian assistance delivered to Iraq. The 2005 Defense Authorization Act mandated that GAO review the Oil for Food program.
What are your thoughts on this matter? Should we take a passive position? What should the American Public do?
I appreciate the comment by Len Floyd about boycotting gas stations, but how can we be sure that it is affecting the gas company or just the store.
Oil and Politics, Oil for Food
Posted by Sophie at May 9, 2006 03:18 PM
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Dont vote for aronld hes bad for california
Posted by: bryan a at July 29, 2006 10:26 PM
Dont vote for arnold hes bad for california
Posted by: bryan a at July 29, 2006 10:27 PM
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