The author of a book subtitled ‘”Rebuilding the Country for its People, the Middle East and the World” has been arrested for smuggling priceless artifacts out of the country.
Four armed CIA men looted the home where Uday and Qusay were killed.
One, a bald man with an automatic rifle slung over his shoulders who said he was from Colorado, admitted he was collecting souvenirs for himself and his colleagues. He and other armed Americans were removing pieces of blue and pink marble from interior walls and stacking them in the back of their vehicle.
Yet another report explaining why oil revenues will not make for a thriving economy in Iraq.
In that article is this mention;
At the same time, new discoveries in the Caspian Sea are poised to make five former Soviet republics significant oil exporters within the next five years. Yet their human rights records are spotty, democracy remains elusive, and they have been unable to agree on how to share what is estimated to be the third-largest oil reserves on the planet.
“That’s why we see this moment in time as a tremendous threat to these countries, but also an enormous opportunity,” Gary said.
Coincidentally Colin Powell has designated Chechen rebel leader Shamil Basayev a threat to the security of the United States and to U.S. citizens.
And make of this what you will.