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George Oilwell · 05-14-2003, 03:44 AM

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Acting unilaterally, the U.S. has moved to radically restructure Iraq's oil industry on the model of a Western private corporation, with a chief executive and a management team, vetted by American officials, who would answer to a "multinational" board of advisers. Oil production is now under the control of former ExxonMobil executive Gary Vogler, who has publicly warned Iraq's indigenous oil ministers not to make any decisions without the approval of allied forces

Kick Their Ass and Take Their Gas

Robzilla · 05-14-2003, 03:54 AM

GJ Bush...

I think this was the plans for the beginning of everything... Need to get that oil ... need to fuel my sub standard non-regulated emmision SUV...

lunachick · 05-14-2003, 04:20 AM

"Some day, son, this will all be one company".

That was the caption to a single frame cartoon I saw in a magazine a few years back. I'm reminded of it from time to time.

The graphic was of an older man in a ten-gallon hat with one arm around his grandchild, looking through the window of an upper level CBD office building, his other arm gesturing across the city skyline's sunset silhouette....<sssss!>..... and out past the harbour.

Welcome.
To the New American Century, brought to you by Texaco...

Blixy Sticks · 05-14-2003, 12:16 PM

lunachick,

Your post reminds me of the lyrics posted below:

Welcome my son, welcome to the machine.
What did you dream? It's alright we told you what to dream.

Cicero · 05-14-2003, 12:24 PM

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Originally posted by somedude
Kick Their Ass and Take Their Gas

Kinda like Saddam did to Kuwait in 1991.

"Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster. And when you look long into an abyss, the abyss also looks into you."
--Friedriche Nietzsche, Beyond Good and Evil

Blixy Sticks · 05-14-2003, 12:29 PM

Ahhh...... we are the monster and the monster is us.

Cicero · 05-14-2003, 01:00 PM

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Originally posted by Blixy Sticks
Ahhh...... we are the monster and the monster is us.

"We have met the enemy, and he is us."
--Pogo

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05-14-2003, 03:54 AM	#2
Robzilla Regular Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Northeast United States Posts: 278	GJ Bush... I think this was the plans for the beginning of everything... Need to get that oil ... need to fuel my sub standard non-regulated emmision SUV...

05-14-2003, 04:20 AM	#3
lunachick Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: NZ Posts: 7,895	"Some day, son, this will all be one company". That was the caption to a single frame cartoon I saw in a magazine a few years back. I'm reminded of it from time to time. The graphic was of an older man in a ten-gallon hat with one arm around his grandchild, looking through the window of an upper level CBD office building, his other arm gesturing across the city skyline's sunset silhouette....<sssss!>..... and out past the harbour. Welcome. To the New American Century, brought to you by Texaco...

05-14-2003, 12:16 PM	#4
Blixy Sticks Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Until recently, Baghdad Posts: 1,365	lunachick, Your post reminds me of the lyrics posted below: Welcome my son, welcome to the machine. What did you dream? It's alright we told you what to dream.

05-14-2003, 12:29 PM	#6
Blixy Sticks Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Until recently, Baghdad Posts: 1,365	Ahhh...... we are the monster and the monster is us.

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