Bush Extends Order Protecting Iraq Assets

[maddezmom]

WASHINGTON - President Bush on Thursday extended for another year an order that protects Iraq's oil assets from companies seeking compensation for losses under Saddam Hussein's rule.


Last May, Bush declared a national emergency that shielded the Development Fund for Iraq from court claims against those assets and other interests. He expanded and modified the order in August and two more times last year.

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a tad more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050519/ap_on_go_pr_wh/bush_iraq

[AuntiBush]

1. In other words, Bush gets to protect "his" assets

and all the dirty dealings $$$.

[billyoc]

2. National Oil Profit Emergency!

rofl, you've got to be kidding me, "national emergency". :eyes:

[Fire Walk With Me]

8. There were two "National Emergency" bills signed, regarding Iraqi oil

and "other US persons". I don't have the number of the bills around...

This is one of my favorite things, if you know me. They were signed right at the invasion, IIRC. All about oil. And "other US persons".

[splat@14]

3. Is "blood for oil" an appropriate phrase yet? n/t

[leftchick]

4. wait a minute... I thought Iraq had a Government!

just kidding.

[deanathon]

6. George Galloway

George Galloway is the neocon's nightmare he ate norm coleman alive in the hearing the other day.

George Galloway speaks the truth about this illegal invasion by the neocons.

[leftchick]

9. you are absolutely correct and

welcome to DU deanathon!

:toast:

[indepat]

7. Yeah! Who's in charge there any way?

Just kidding

[maddezmom]

13. no fooling

Why does the US government still control the purse strings?

[jimshoes]

5. So Iraq is really being run from

the white house and all this newly elected Iraqi government self rule stuff is so much bull droppings.

[merwin]

10. How about losses under Commander Cuckoo Bananas?

[dansolo]

11. Including the American POWs from the first Gulf War

[leftofthedial]

12. gotta protect the loot the bushturdgang is busily stealing

[Roland99]

14. Vote that Yahoo story up! And email the link!