There was no 'illegal' pipeline between Syria (and the Med) and Iraq. The US forces (or their agents) recently blew it up, otherwise it would be operating.
> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Harry Pollard > Sent: Thu, May 29, 2003 10:31 PM > To: Stephen Straker; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [Futurework] More American troops to Iraq > > > Stephen and Keith. > > But the secret to success in Iraq is to get those oil pipelines flowing. > > As you'll recall from my previous posts, the pipelines - all of them > (except perhaps the "illegal" one through Syria) were in a state > of disrepair. > > Once oil begins flowing, the Iraq situation could change for the better. > > Harry > > ========================= > > Stephen wrote: > > > > The basic services are still not operating in Baghdad ... > > > Meanwhile Bechtel and Halliburton are doing a grand job in > > > the oilfield areas of Iraq. No problems there... > > > I don't think America is really very > > > interested so long as the oil starts to flow. > > > From today's NYT: > > > ALLIED TO RETAIN LARGER IRAQ FORCE AS STRIFE PERSISTS > > > >Makes one wonder if there is an international law equivalent > >to criminal negligence. US behavior here is contemptible. > >What does Blair say? Does the UK have any influence on these > >matters? > > > >For an excellently succinct comment on these "post-war" > >matters check out Mark Fiore's clever cartoon ---> > >http://www.markfiore.com/animation/planner.html > > > >And while you're at it ---> > >http://www.markfiore.com/animation/looting.html > > > > > >best wishes, > > > >Stephen Straker > > > **************************************************** > Harry Pollard > Henry George School of Social Science of Los Angeles > Box 655 Tujunga CA 91042 > Tel: (818) 352-4141 -- Fax: (818) 353-2242 > http://home.attbi.com/~haledward > **************************************************** > > _______________________________________________ Futurework mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://scribe.uwaterloo.ca/mailman/listinfo/futurework
