Kucinich claims war masks the real objective: Iraqi oil

It's all about Iraq's oil - rich, abundant, and coveted by multinational companies waiting to line their deep pockets.

Or so said Rep. Dennis Kucinich Wednesday in an unusual hourlong address on the House floor. He laid out his contention that the White House and Democratic-led Congress are helping oil companies grab a stake in Iraq's vast oil fields while claiming to be interested merely in winding down the Iraq war. Full Story »

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William Wittmeyer
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by William Wittmeyer - Oct. 1, 2008

Not a very good story. It does not capture Mr. Kuchinich arguments, nor does it refute his arguments. It does suggests that others consider Kuchinich a buffoon but provides no evidence as to why. The report on the new Iraqi oil law is so shallow that all one understands is some people think the new bill is good, and some think it is bad. There is no why.

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