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Yes, It Was Blood for Oil: Codepink Nails the Truth About George Bush's Wars

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This was the first refusal of the Bush Administration to take custody of Osama bin Laden. There would be four more, two prior to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, and two more immediately thereafter.

Coming in Part Two: designing the "capture of new and existing oil fields in Iraq;" pursuing pipeline aspirations in Afghanistan.

Richard Behan lives in Corvallis, Oregon.



[i] "Draft Defense Planning Guidance" can be found in the U.S. Archives, but it has been heavily redacted. Much of its details can be found elsewhere, however, with quick Google searches. One example can be seen here.

[ii] The PNAC "Statement of Principles" document can be read here.

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