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JOSHUA FRANK: IMF Approves Loan for Iraq -- Let the Oil Drilling Begin
By Joshua Frank -- World News Trust

The International Monetary Fund approved a $685 million loan for Iraq Dec. 24. Now the country’s war torn economy will be fully integrated into the global economy -- indefinitely. The reconstruction of Iraq will soon be open to even more industrialized nations and interests.

Iraq will not be sovereign or independent in the near future, even if President Bush says so. The country’s financial future will instead be dictated by a new colossal economic occupation, complete with ground forces, tanks, foreign military bases and the like -- all thanks to the United States, Britain and the IMF.

The new loans will soon be the focus of Iraq's future "economic stability." Of course, the desire to capitalize on war’s misfortunes is at the heart of this occupation, as well as the IMF’s gracious assistance. This is undoubtedly what the Bush administration and their allies have wished for all along.

"This arrangement will underpin economic stability and help lay the foundation for an open and prosperous economy in Iraq," Treasury Secretary John Snow said in an announcement shortly after the loan was approved. Translation: Iraq will soon be open for business.

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madrchsod Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-27-05 01:10 PM
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1. good luck
multi- nationals securing insuranse and security. they will spend that much in overhead before anything is built. what is astounding is that they think the iraqi people will roll over and play dead.
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