Wolfowitz: Iraq war was about oil

hartmut · 06-05-2003

www.guardian.co.uk/Iraq/S...31,00.html

Quote:

George Wright
Wednesday June 4, 2003

Oil was the main reason for military action against Iraq, a leading White House hawk has claimed, confirming the worst fears of those opposed to the US-led war.

The US deputy defence secretary, Paul Wolfowitz - who has already undermined Tony Blair's position over weapons of mass destruction (WMD) by describing them as a "bureaucratic" excuse for war - has now gone further by claiming the real motive was that Iraq is "swimming" in oil.

The latest comments were made by Mr Wolfowitz in an address to delegates at an Asian security summit in Singapore at the weekend, and reported today by German newspapers Der Tagesspiegel and Die Welt.

Asked why a nuclear power such as North Korea was being treated differently from Iraq, where hardly any weapons of mass destruction had been found, the deputy defence minister said: "Let's look at it simply. The most important difference between North Korea and Iraq is that economically, we just had no choice in Iraq. The country swims on a sea of oil."

can i say "hail to the thief" ?

Crist0 · 06-05-2003

It's funny how only German tabloids pick up on your "news" Hartmut.

Wait a minute, no it isn't.

ThePerfectFlaw · 06-05-2003

*coughs*

http://www.chronwatch.com/editorial/...y.asp?aid=2971

Might wanna check up on your sources Hartmut. Not only was Wolf misquoted, but his statement was taken completely out of context.

ThePerfectFlaw · 06-05-2003

I think the term you're looking for Hartmut is 'omg I got pwned!"

Furtivus · 06-05-2003

Haha...hartmut's an idiot.

Ibudin · 06-05-2003

Thats a given. I get a good laugh out of his posts.

Ibudin

Fandros · 06-05-2003

Hartmut looks awfully funny with that huge fishing hook sticking outta his mouth.

Gods, by the looks of it he's an easily caught fish. Just use anything as bait that even slightly reeks of AntiAmerican and he'll jump on it.

Poor stupid fish...

Fandros

06-05-2003

quoted from the page Amerikkka.

Quote:

God Bless Amerikkka

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

To the true patriots:

America is the greatest country on Earth. We have guaranteed free speech, freedom to vote, do not have to fear the retaliation of the state for political activity, and can purchase whatever material comforts we want. We promote this ideal of democracy and freedom across the globe.

If you believe that, I have a bridge to sell you.

Consider the recent excursion to Iraq, beginning in 1990. There, we were told, we defended the Kuwaiti people from the invasion of that menacing Iraqi villain, Saddam Hussein. Of course it should be pointed out that Saddam Hussein was armed and installed in power by the United States government, and whatever military might he has was given to him by the American government. We went to Kuwait, not because Saddam dared to encroach on the territory of another sovereign nation (if so, we would have done something when American-trained and armed Indonesians slaughtered East Timorese in 1999), not because we felt for the suffering of a group of people (if so, we would have stopped the sale of weapons to the Turks, who are currently the top U.S. arms client, when they began slaughtering Kurds), and not because we wanted to stop a dangerous regional superpower from crushing our allies (if so, we would not have armed the thug in the first place). The fact is, we went to Iraq because Saddam’s invasion of Kuwait directly threatened our oil interests, and that could not be tolerated. So we went in, burned their oil fields, bombed the people of Baghdad, cut off their food and medical supply, and left them to starve for ten years. The death toll from our economic sanctions against the Iraqi people is approaching two million - near Holocaust proportions. So much for ‘Never again’.

If you are under the illusion that the Iraqi people deserve their fate, let me correct that illusion: The Iraqi people, unfortunately, live under a dictator, who keeps his power through force of arms (given to him by the United States). After the Gulf War, the Iraqi people arose in rebellion against Saddam Hussein. President Bush promised them help in their struggle, but gave none. He withdrew without even attempting to depose Hussein and left the Iraqi people to be slaughtered by Saddam’s men. Why did he do this? Because a dictator, even a hostile one, would be better for United States interests than popular rule. (Observe our support of Saudi Arabia, an oppressive dictatorship with one of the worst human rights records in the region.) So much for the ideal of ‘democracy’.

We sent a million troops to Iraq. Ten thousand of them are now dead of a disease the United States Department of Defense claims is psychosomatic. Vets with ‘Gulf War Syndrome’ are given Prozac instead of life-saving antibiotics, and attempts to secure medication that has been demonstrated to cure their ailment are stymied by the same government they fought for in Iraq, because that government wishes to cover up its culpability in their illness: they wish to hide the fact that the biological weapons sold in 1989 by a company in which President George Bush held stock to Saddam Hussein were the same biological weapons used against our own troops. They wish to hide the use of U-238 (“depleted uranium”) in the tanks and weapons the soldiers used, which not only poisons the soil of foreign nations for years to come, but kills our own soldiers at the same time. So much for looking out for ‘our boys’.

Where to not start on the home front, where free speech has been sold to the highest bidder, and how all of what is written above has been kept from you by a corrupt and state-friendly news media that seeks to keep the American people in ignorance. The owner of the Washington Post said this about media in America: “There are some things the general public does not need to know and shouldn’t. I believe democracy flourishes when the government can take legitimate steps to keep its secrets and when the press can decide whether to print what it knows.” Tom Brokaw of NBC (owned by weapons manufacturer General Electric) said this about the freedom of information on the Internet: “We can’t let that generation and a whole segment of the population just slide away out to the Internet and retrieve what information it wants without being in on it.” Soon they’ll add a new one to the Bill of Rights: You have the right to have your thoughts controlled.

Ask yourself, before you bow down in unquestioning obeisance to the American flag, what are you bowing to? Are you bowing before that ideal of freedom and democracy? Or are you bowing to a government that represents the corruption and betrayal of that ideal? If you truly love what this country is supposed to represent, you won’t pay homage to the flag of the American government.

You will burn it.

im not callin it fact... its just a quote.. a good one and prolly explains why americans arent the favorites the the eyes of non americans.

hartmut · 06-05-2003

hard to guess who is the most stupid ...

i vote the american public brainwashed and manipulated with fear of non-existant WOMD .

the iraq war had many reason , but none of them have to do with a "serious" threat to america , unless you believe in schizophrenic phobias spilled out by the TV all day ... there is not much about russian, chinese or north korean A-bombs which targetting cities in Us of A in the news. even if n-korea might be a serious threat to usa , its very calm and quiet about and around this topic

turn off your TV and read some books how the human brain works and how human brains "learn" all the TV bullshit, then you will find out rather fast that there are certain "feelings" like fear, anger and hate can be utilized easily by skilled persons to manipulate the people and create a very strange environment of selected information awareness which is leading to funny paranoia.

the war was about oil and money , the iraq is open now to make big robberies ...err deals , before the war all the oilindustry was in hands of the government. you cannot make big money with installing a real democracy fast , that would be way too much transparency and would maybe result that the people vote against american political puppets.

there are no free votes in iraq and not planned for the next years. the military is controlling the country NOT the iraqi people . iraqis attacking american military personel almost every day.
where is the democracy in iraq ?? its all a big joke .

some request to the people which call me names , please call me anti-bloodystupid rather than antiamerican.

Dartaignon · 06-05-2003

All I know is it only costs me $7.50 for a fillup now, and I couldn't be happier. : )

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06-05-2003	#2
Crist0 New user Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 973 vCash: 1000	It's funny how only German tabloids pick up on your "news" Hartmut. Wait a minute, no it isn't.

06-05-2003	#3
ThePerfectFlaw Lord of the Dance Joined: Oct 2001 Location: Scurry, Scurry, Andy's here! Posts: 2,003 vCash: 1000	coughs http://www.chronwatch.com/editorial/...y.asp?aid=2971 Might wanna check up on your sources Hartmut. Not only was Wolf misquoted, but his statement was taken completely out of context.

06-05-2003	#5
Furtivus Propagandistic Anarchist Joined: Jan 2003 Party: Independent Posts: 502 vCash: 1000	Haha...hartmut's an idiot.

06-05-2003	#6
Ibudin Don't Piss off the BULL. Joined: Aug 2002 Location: Milwaukee, Wisconsin Posts: 2,406 vCash: 1000	Thats a given. I get a good laugh out of his posts. Ibudin

06-05-2003	#7
Fandros Eld Ranger of the Balance Joined: May 2002 Location: Utah Party: Moderate Posts: 4,766 vCash: 25	Hartmut looks awfully funny with that huge fishing hook sticking outta his mouth. Gods, by the looks of it he's an easily caught fish. Just use anything as bait that even slightly reeks of AntiAmerican and he'll jump on it. Poor stupid fish... Fandros

06-05-2003	#9
hartmut Baghdad Bob Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 68 vCash: 1000	hard to guess who is the most stupid ... i vote the american public brainwashed and manipulated with fear of non-existant WOMD . the iraq war had many reason , but none of them have to do with a "serious" threat to america , unless you believe in schizophrenic phobias spilled out by the TV all day ... there is not much about russian, chinese or north korean A-bombs which targetting cities in Us of A in the news. even if n-korea might be a serious threat to usa , its very calm and quiet about and around this topic turn off your TV and read some books how the human brain works and how human brains "learn" all the TV bullshit, then you will find out rather fast that there are certain "feelings" like fear, anger and hate can be utilized easily by skilled persons to manipulate the people and create a very strange environment of selected information awareness which is leading to funny paranoia. the war was about oil and money , the iraq is open now to make big robberies ...err deals , before the war all the oilindustry was in hands of the government. you cannot make big money with installing a real democracy fast , that would be way too much transparency and would maybe result that the people vote against american political puppets. there are no free votes in iraq and not planned for the next years. the military is controlling the country NOT the iraqi people . iraqis attacking american military personel almost every day. where is the democracy in iraq ?? its all a big joke . some request to the people which call me names , please call me anti-bloodystupid rather than antiamerican.

06-05-2003	#10
Dartaignon Lord Dark Helmet Joined: Sep 2002 Posts: 910 vCash: 1000	All I know is it only costs me $7.50 for a fillup now, and I couldn't be happier. : )

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