The Real but Unspoken Reasons for the Iraq War
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Tuesday February 11, 2003 12:54
by Davie - FEASTA: The Foundation for the Economics of Sustainability
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This article was first posted on www.indymedia.org by W. Clark (wrc92@aol.com) Although completely suppressed in the U.S. media, the answer to the Iraq enigma is simple yet shocking - it an an oil CURRENCY war. The Real Reason for this upcoming war is this administration's goal of preventing further OPEC momentum towards the euro as an oil transaction currency standard. However, in order to pre-empt OPEC, they need to gain geo-strategic control of Iraq along with its 2nd largest proven oil reserves.