US Forces Secure Iraqi Northern and Southern Oil Fields! [DEBKA]

DEBKAfile Security Newsletter ^ | March 21, 2003 | Gioria Shamis Formerly of Economist Magazine

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UNITED STATES-BRITISH ADVANCING RAPIDLY ON ALL WARFRONTS FRIDAY, CLEARING THE WAY TO BAGHDAD AND NORTHERN OIL CITIES.

NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN OIL FIELDS ARE REPORTED SECURE BY UNITED STATES FORCES.

UNITED STATES SPECIAL FORCES ENTER KIRKUK OIL FIELDS FRIDAY TO FLUSH OUT IRAQI TROOPS.

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Well done, now on to Baghdad!

[swaimh]

we're on a roll now. keep it up.

[legman]

The beginning of the Bagdad assault is scheduled to coincide with opening of the Academy Awards.

Sorry Hollywood!

[steveegg]

At least Debka's half-right this time; we've all but got the southern oilfields according to Fox News.

[misterrob]

DEBKA-----I was thinking that this publication was full of sh_t then someone told me that it had links to Israeli DOD/Mossad.

Conspiracy theory: Did the US fabricate a story about Aziz so that maybe he would raise his head long enough to zero in on him? Maybe some help from our friends?

Hmmmmmm...

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I love it, no one will be watching the Oscars!!

[Mr.Clark]

Both the BBC and Fox have corroborated that Kirkuk part of the story.

[LS]

That is the theory. That Aziz went on TV, made some cell calls, and that U.S. special ops triangulated and locked on. Don't know how they did that, but I'm glad they did!

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And ABC/Washington Post confirms that Saadam and one of his sons was there during the cruise missle strike.

Plus Saddams mistress says he has a prison tatoo of two small dots on his left hand which was missing in the pictures yesterday..

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This is great for the oil market, gas prices should be going down soon!

[Diddle E. Squat]

Looks like Debka is watching Fox, CNN, and MSNBC, all of which have previously reported this.

[houston_matt]

Did I hear correctly on CNN just now that 30 oild fields are on fire????

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30 seems to be the number everone is hearing..down from 100 in 1991 I think

[Friend of thunder]

This is great for the oil market, gas prices should be going down soon!

CBSmarketwatch is reporting Brent futures around $25.00.

[John H K]

Both the BBC and Fox have corroborated that Kirkuk part of the story.

DEBKA watching BBC and Fox, and then reporting what they saw on BBC and Fox, isn't BBC and FOX "corroborating" DEKBA.

[John H K]

People are confusing "oil fields" with "oil wells".

Also, people are confusing gas burnoff with oil wells on fire; one of the "burning wells" Fox is purporting to show is this, I think; no smoke whatsoever.

[ChadGore]

For the record, DEBKA is complete tripe.

A "DEBKA Source" is the magic 8-ball sitting next to the reporters keyboard "Magic 8-ball, has the US crossed into Iraq? . . "DEBKA Source says YES !"

A "DEBKA Inteligence source" is the same magic 8-ball sitting next to the same reporres keyboard, just asked more detailed questions . . "Magic 8-ball, Did saddom get killed the first night? . . . "DEBKA Intell Source says YES!"

[Jumper]

In defense of Debka, intellegence is rarely 80% and decision makers would be proud if their intel services gave them 50-60%... and folks around here knock Debka? I've sensitive general officer only traffic that wasn't nearly as accurate. Give them their dues, they analyse on the knowledge they understand to be correct and project what they believe will be the outcome. Now, I'll admit that in the Middle East logic is defied by Arabs every day:)

[Jumper]

correct that to have read sensitive general officer.....