They Fight for Their Independence From U.S.

http://www.forbes.com/home/feeds/afx/2005/07/03/afx2121847.html


Oil sabotage costs Iraq 11 bln usd
07.03.2005, 12:16 PM

BAGHDAD (AFX) - Iraq has lost around 11.35 bln usd from damage to its oil infrastructure and lost revenue since crude exports resumed following the downfall of Saddam Hussein, an oil ministry spokesman said.

Assem Jihad told AFP that 300 acts of sabotage had been committed against Iraqi oil installations between June 2003, when Iraq resumed exports, and May 31. Seventy acts of sabotage took place in the first five months of 2005.

Current Iraqi production stands at more than 2 mln barrels per day, mostly from fields in southern Iraq, of which 1.5 mln bpd is exported, he said.

There are still 11 significant fields in the south that would be put to tender, he added, which could add another 3 mln bpd to the total output.

In all, Iraq hopes to raise output up to 6 mln bpd, but to reach that goal it would need between 15-25 bln usd in investment, he said.

In its latest budget, the Iraqi government has set aside 3 bln usd for oil sector investment, which would be drawn from oil exports, former oil minister Tamir Abbas Ghadban said last Wednesday in Istanbul.

http://icasualties.org/oif/

 

sucks for them

 

They are tired of us stealing their oil.

Just the facts.

http://www.wkrc.com/news/world/story.aspx?content_id=93257A37-957B-489B-A274-B5E60243AA5F


Official says Iraq has lost billions due to oil facilities damage,

LAST UPDATE: 7/4/2005 6:37:07 AM


BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - An Iraqi official says his country has lost more than eleven (b) billion dollars since it resumed petroleum exports following the U-S-led invasion.

The Iraqi oil ministry spokesman blames the losses on damage to oil facilities and lost exports.

He tells Dow Jones Newswires there have been 300 acts of sabotage against Iraqi oil installations -- including 70 in the first five months of this year.

The official says the sabotage is keeping oil fields in northern Iraq from exporting around 400-thousand barrels a day.

 

This is taking spam to new lows. Not only are you spamming multiple copies of this story into different forums, you have now spammed multiple copies of the story into the same thread!

 

So PB, I see you are up to your same old crap, ignore the message and attack the messenger. Well low life, if you bothered to notice, the same news is verified by two different sources. You bitch that I should show proof when I express my views. You bitch that I show too much proof. You bitch, bitch, bitch. I guess you must be a little bitch.

 

They Fight for Their Independence From U.S.

So they bomb the pipes, making 'us' protect it even longer (because it is 'our' oil, right cyberfly ?)

They are tired of us stealing their oil.

So they bomb 'there' pipes

And lose revenue for themselves.. like you post 'Iraq has lost billions due to oil facilities damage'

Logical very very logical Cyberfly . Cyberlogic patent it quick (sorry for the sarcasm).

 

Oil pipes being bombed, factual reality

How is it proving your point of view ?

 

Cyberfly, so when where you in Iraq in order to gather these "facts" and present them to us as truthfully & unbiased as possible?

I mean, for somebody who claims to know everything that is going on over there, you must have been there. Right???

 

Ok Mat, why do you think the Iraqi resistance is trying to cut off the oil supply from being exported out of their country?

 

If you posted spam for herbal viagra i would attack the messenger as well, I wouldn't respond with a post on viagra. Spam is spam.

These are two newswires quoting facts from the same press conference, that's why they sound almost identical. Besides, nobody has denied any of the facts in the original story.

Can to give an example of when I did this? No, you can't.

Err... right.

You are sounding increasingly demented. Why don't you tell us what's really bothering you.

 

Still no answer Mat? You can't just answer the question?

 

Still waiting Mat....

 

'Iraqi resistance' mmm (i won't bother argueing with you over that). Superficialy 'they' (i would imagine) do it for all the reasons you state, groups led by OBL - Moqtada al-Sadr - and the like feed of those prejudices you trumpet. The twist the truth for there own political reasons. If 'they' had any sense they would stop bombing all the places that will get multinational co-operation out of their county. Thats not what a lot of the groups want though, they are trying to destabalise the region for no other reason than to gain control over it themselves, throwing out all the progress that has [size=-1]undoubtadly[/size] occured over the last few years.

 

No shit?

It was pretty stable before the Bush invasion, and so was the price of oil.

 

You happen to miss out a vital word in my sentence.

Superficialy

Assem Jihad told AFP that 300 acts of sabotage had been committed against Iraqi oil installations between June 2003, when Iraq resumed exports, and May 31. Seventy acts of sabotage took place in the first five months of 2005.

I wonder why the price has fluctuated upwards, inpart heaven forbid not from the bombing of oil instalations.


'Wonder how my stockes are doin't today'

I have no idea at this present time, but i did learn this shocker

I hope to read about it again in about 2 years or so.

 

I had computer problems, what is your excuse . Something that does not warrant a rebutal i suppose. Would this be were you 'move on' ?. Or did you pass out ? (i am just hacking on you Cyberfly)

 

Lol...My computer works fine but OK, whatever.