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AFP. 18 April 2002. US Senate votes in favor of measure to ban US imports of Iraqi oil. WASHINGTON -- The US Senate voted overwhelmingly in favor of a measure that would prevent the United States from buying oil of Iraqi origin. Lawmakers voted 88 to 10 Thursday for an amendment to an energy bill that is currently on its way through the Senate. The amendment is aimed at stopping US oil companies purchasing Iraqi petroleum and petroleum byproducts. The House of Representatives now has to vote on the amendment, which was introduced by Alaska Senator Frank Murkowski, a Republican. "The direct or indirect import from Iraq of Iraqi origin petroleum and petroleum products is prohibited" because it is "inconsistent with the national security and foreign policy interests of the US," reads the text of the bill. The measure comes after Baghdad on April 8 said it was suspending oil exports for 30 days in response to an Israeli military offensive on Palestinian self-rule areas of the West Bank. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Barry Stoller http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ProletarianNews --------------------------- ANTI-NATO INFORMATION LIST ==^================================================================ This email was sent to: [email protected] EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?a84x2u.a9617B Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^================================================================
