http://priceofoil.org/2009/11/03/iraq-new-colonial-era-of-oil-exploitation-begins/ Oil Change International campaigns to expose the true costs of fossil fuels and facilitate the coming transition towards clean energy. We are dedicated to identifying and overcoming barriers to that transition. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 00:33:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://priceofoil.org/2009/11/03/iraq-new-colonial-era-of-oil-exploitation-begins/comment-page-1/#comment-1852338 Mark Sun, 30 Oct 2011 16:49:12 +0000 http://priceofoil.org/?p=4039#comment-1852338 Of course the war was about the oil. Same thing as in 1953 when the CIA staged the overthrow of Iran's democratic government and installed the puppet government of the Shah. He then passed an oil law allowing foreign oil companies to control the oil. After the revolution in 1979, the Iranian government nationalized the oil industry, taking back the control of their oil. Thais is why we are hearing all this talk of how bad Iran is, and how it must be stopped, and we can't wait till there is a mushroom cloud to act. Sound familiar. The oil companies want their oil back! Of course the war was about the oil. Same thing as in 1953 when the CIA staged the overthrow of Iran’s democratic government and installed the puppet government of the Shah. He then passed an oil law allowing foreign oil companies to control the oil. After the revolution in 1979, the Iranian government nationalized the oil industry, taking back the control of their oil. Thais is why we are hearing all this talk of how bad Iran is, and how it must be stopped, and we can’t wait till there is a mushroom cloud to act. Sound familiar. The oil companies want their oil back!

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