dubya's war-for-oil continues to pay off

[boutons_]

In secret agreement, Shell nets 25-year monopoly on S. Iraq's gas

Royal Dutch Shell oil company and the Iraqi Oil Ministry have struck a secret, as-of-yet non-binding agreement that gives a monopoly over southern Iraq's natural gas to the energy giant. It marks the first time in over 35 years a Western oil company has played a major role in the country's most lucrative industry.


http://rawstory.com/news/2008/In_secret_agreement_Shell_nets_25year_1108.html

[Nbadan]

Their gonna suck all the oil out of Iraq with or without giving the Iraqis their cut anyway, about the only thing this amounts to is minimal accountability...

[hater]

good to know there was actually a purpose for the deaths of thousands of american soldiers and hundreds of thousands iraquis

[johnsmith]

Must not have been a very good secret if it's posted on spurstalk.com.