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June 7, 2007 at 10:31:00

Headlined on 6/7/07:
Iraq Occupation Coming to a Head Over Oil

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As the U.S. Discusses Staying in Iraq for 50+ Years, the Bush Administration and Congressional Democrats Push for Iraq to Open its Oil Fields to Foreign Oil Companies, Interview with Antonia Juhasz, http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/06/06/1415237&mode=thread&tid=25

It’s All About the Oil, Kucinich on the Floor of Congress, http://democracyrising.us/content/view/929/165/

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Charlie Levenson is a writer and activist in Portland, Oregon. In addition to serving as the Manager of Electronic Communications for a social/athletic club in Portland, he instructs in Digital Media at Portland State University, consults on communications strategy, and occasionally writes/directs videos.
Charlie LCharlie Levenson is a writer and activist in Portland, Oregon. In addition to serving as the Manager of Electronic Communications for a social/athletic club in Portland, he instructs in Digital Media at Portland State University, consults on communications strategy, and occasionally writes/directs videos.

I doub it

At first blush, this looks like a hicup in the process, but it's not.

What are there, about 500 or so members of the Iraq Parliment? Even if Exxon/Mobil, Shell, BP and the others gave EACH MEMBER OF THE IRAQ PARLIMENT and a few hunded other INTERESTED PARTIES a bag with $1,000,000 in US dollars, it would be a pittence compared to what they will make. Oh heck, they could give them $10,000,000 million each, it's STILL a tiny fraction of the massive profits they will make.

The problem for the oil companies is just one of SHIPPING and LOGISTICS. That's a lot of $100 bills to move around, and it takes time to hand it all out.

The oil of Iraq, and eventually Iran, Sudan, and other places will all belong to the multi-national oil companies soon enough, have no fear.

ALL YOUR OIL WILL BELONG TO US.

by Charlie L (2 articles, 4 quicklinks, 1 diaries, 715 comments) on Thursday, June 7, 2007 at 12:25:49 PM

Dr. John Moffett is an active research neuroscientist in the Washington, DC area, who has published over 45 scientific articles on the nervous and immune systems. Dr. Moffett is also the author and webmaster of the political opinion website www.Factinista.org, and is a Managing Editor at OpEdNews.com.
John R MoffettDr. John Moffett is an active research neuroscientist in the Washington, DC area, who has published over 45 scientific articles on the nervous and immune systems. Dr. Moffett is also the author and webmaster of the political opinion website www.Factinista.org, and is a Managing Editor at OpEdNews.com.

Thank you Kevin

I live in Maryland, and followed your campaign with great interest.

Thank you for helping keep us up to date on the Iraq oil agreement. It has been practically ignored by the corporate media.

How can we do something as citizens? I write my representative and Senators in Congress all the time (at least once a week, so they know to ignore me), and it has zero effect on anything. I don’t even get form letters back anymore.

What can we do?

Thanks again.

by John R Moffett (82 articles, 17 quicklinks, 2 diaries, 646 comments) on Thursday, June 7, 2007 at 2:32:11 PM

Kevin Zeese is Executive Director of the Campaign for Fresh Air and Clean Politics (www.FreshAirCleanPolitics.net) whose projects include Voters for Peace (www.VotersForPeace.US., True Vote (www.TrueVote.US and www.TrueVoteMD.org) and Climate Security (www.GlobalClimateSecurity.org). He is also president of Common Sense for Drug Policy (www.csdp.org).
Kevin ZeeseKevin Zeese is Executive Director of the Campaign for Fresh Air and Clean Politics (www.FreshAirCleanPolitics.net) whose projects include Voters for Peace (www.VotersForPeace.US., True Vote (www.TrueVote.US and www.TrueVoteMD.org) and Climate Security (www.GlobalClimateSecurity.org). He is also president of Common Sense for Drug Policy (www.csdp.org).

Organized Efforts to End the War

Thanks John.

We've organzed a Maryland statewide effort to end the war. If you want to participate contact me at KZeese@DemocracyRising.US. Tomorrow we are supporting a demonstration at Sen. Mikulski's house from 4:30 to 6:30. She is located at 3704 N. Charles St., Baltimore, MD. North of University near Johns Hopkins. This will be a weekly demonstration to let her neighbors know she is voting to provide Bush more funds for the war.

My organization, DemocracyRising.US, is also organizing a national list of local congressional district-level organizers. We are seeking peace and accountability. If you are interested in participating contact me so you can be added to it.

Thanks for your efforts to end the war.

Kevin

by Kevin Zeese (86 articles, 0 quicklinks, 0 diaries, 45 comments) on Thursday, June 7, 2007 at 3:19:14 PM

Excellent

I have been getting absolutely no response from Senator Mikulski recently. I have been writing her continuously.

I work at Uniformed Services University (Bethesda), so I know that she cares about the veterans, but something is wrong. She seems to be getting bad information from somewhere. I have other contacts who have access to her, but there seems to be a problem with getting things right. Hopefully, protests will help. I wish that citizens had the same access to and influence on representatives that corporations have. But that's not going to happen anytime soon.

Thanks again.

by John R Moffett (82 articles, 17 quicklinks, 2 diaries, 646 comments) on Thursday, June 7, 2007 at 6:41:51 PM

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GREAT WORK, KEVIN

Supports my comments from mid 2002 and ever since. Now the Dems want a part of the loot-how utterly disgusting and frightening. This solidifies my vote in 2008-Independent, for the 1st time in my life!

by Professor Emeritus Peter Bagnolo (144 articles, 1 quicklinks, 95 diaries, 1311 comments) on Thursday, June 7, 2007 at 7:53:25 PM