Document: Saddam Supporters Received Lucrative Oil Contracts

ABC News ^ | 1-29-2004 | Brian Ross

[cyncooper]

United States Samir Vincent: 7 million Shakir Alkhalaji: 10.5 million

ABC has another spelling of this name. The name on the list we saw the other night was Shakir al Khafaji, and he was behind Scott Ritter's pro-Iraq progaganda movie. Behind it both financially and as an "advisor".

[PJ-Comix]

And Ketchup Boy is crybabying that we should have gotten approval from our "allies" before going into Iraq? Yeah, like that was ever gong to happen...NOT! All those Allies that Ketchup Boy was so enamored with had high level officials on Saddam's bribe list. NO WAY IN HELL they would ever have approved getting rid of Saddam. And Ketchup Boy is crybabying about "influence peddlers" in the White House? Maybe he should look at "influence peddling" by Saddam among our "allies."

[biblewonk]

Too much money in politics, McCain type ping.

[PJ-Comix]

Also on the list are the names of prominent journalists...

Who? WHO? WHO??? And are there any AMERICAN journalists on Saddam's Bribe List?

[tdadams]

"I've never seen a bottle of oil, owned one or bought one," Galloway said in a previous interview with ABCNEWS.

Classic Clintonian parsing. A person who rents a home could say pretty much the same thing, 'I never owned or bought a home', but they no less lived in a home and received the benefits of it.

[yoe]

Did anyone see that pesky company Halliburton mentioned? That must be a huge disappointment to some people...........

[CROSSHIGHWAYMAN]

Galloway must think people are REALLY stupid . . .

I saw that there were 7 of them debating in South Carolina last night.

[RGSpincich]

George Galloway, a British member of Parliament, was also on the list to receive 19 million barrels of oil, a $90.5 million profit. A vocal critic of the Iraq war, Galloway denied any involvement to ABCNEWS earlier this year.

Galloway probably "only" made $9.5 million.

[William McKinley]

Previous thread with some research in the comments

[Bonaparte]

"George Galloway, a British member of Parliament, was also on the list to receive 19 million barrels of oil, a $90.5 million profit."

Hehe. So much for Galloway's "principled stand" against the war.

Think he'll do time for this?

Neither do I.

[cyncooper]

Ketchup Boy is getting more grotesque and revolting with each passing day.

I am glad he's the frontrunner now, as it is a pleasure to kick him around.

What a complete and utter jerk he is.

[gaspar]

Reading closely, it appears that ABC wants readers to think that its enterprising journalists unearthed this report. Actually, it was first published in a Baghdad newspaper, picked up and translated by MEMRI, and it has been the subject of discussion (evaluation, and investigation) on FR over the last two days.

[cyncooper]

ABCNEWS has obtained an extraordinary list

I agree. For all we know, their crack journalist "obtained" the list by reading FR.

And they buried the US info and misspelled Ritter's sponsor.

[Savage Beast]

I certainly hope the Bush Administration, the Republican Party, and all people of good will make sure that this information reaches the American electorate--and the people of Europe.

This is a damning indictment.

Frankly, I'm surprised that ABC News reported it.

[yoe]

Good catch gaspar!

(MEMRI)

[Savage Beast]

This is also a damning indictment of Jacques Chirac!

The French people should be informed, but getting past the propaganda machine that serves as their news service is practically impossible.

[Republican Red]

Did a google search on Shakir Alkhalaji.

Low and behold I found that he was the executive producer of Scot Ritter's movie " In Shifting Sands: the Truth About Unscom and the Disarming of Iraq".


http://movies.go.com/filmography/Credits?movie_id=44234

[Savage Beast]

"Liberals" will say or do anything to get elected. They conveniently assume that the end justifies any means--straight out of Marxist doctrine.

[Savage Beast]

Post 22: Excellent points!!!

[thesummerwind]

Document: Saddam Supporters Received Lucrative Oil Contracts

Well, well, well. Surprise, surprise. No wonder they didn't want us to go in. What a joke.

But, how many American voters are going to know about this before the election?

The mainstream media is SO evil, and most voters never learn the details!