Corporate takeover of Iraq
Guerrilla News Network: Palast - New documents detail the corporate takeover of Iraq
This article by Greg Palast confirms what a lot of us knew/feared already with some fascinating insights into the politics being played out. Here are a couple of extracts:
"And when it comes to oil, the Plan leaves nothing to chance - or to the Iraqis. Beginning on page 73, the secret drafters emphasized that Iraq would have to 'privatize' (i.e., sell off) its 'oil and supporting industries.' The Plan makes it clear that - even if we didn't go in for the oil - we certainly won't leave without it."
"One thing stood in the way of rewriting Iraq's laws and selling off Iraq's assets: the Iraqis. An insider working on the plans put it coldly: 'They have [Deputy Defense Secretary Paul] Wolfowitz coming out saying it's going to be a democratic country - but we're going to do something that 99 percent of the people of Iraq wouldn't vote for.' "
"Order number 37, 'Tax Strategy for 2003,' was Norquist's dream come true: taxes capped at 15 percent on corporate and individual income (as suggested in the Economy Plan, page 8). The U.S. Congress had rejected a similar flat-tax plan for America, but in Iraq, with an electorate of one - Jerry Bremer - the public's will was not an issue.
This article by Greg Palast confirms what a lot of us knew/feared already with some fascinating insights into the politics being played out. Here are a couple of extracts:
"And when it comes to oil, the Plan leaves nothing to chance - or to the Iraqis. Beginning on page 73, the secret drafters emphasized that Iraq would have to 'privatize' (i.e., sell off) its 'oil and supporting industries.' The Plan makes it clear that - even if we didn't go in for the oil - we certainly won't leave without it."
"One thing stood in the way of rewriting Iraq's laws and selling off Iraq's assets: the Iraqis. An insider working on the plans put it coldly: 'They have [Deputy Defense Secretary Paul] Wolfowitz coming out saying it's going to be a democratic country - but we're going to do something that 99 percent of the people of Iraq wouldn't vote for.' "
"Order number 37, 'Tax Strategy for 2003,' was Norquist's dream come true: taxes capped at 15 percent on corporate and individual income (as suggested in the Economy Plan, page 8). The U.S. Congress had rejected a similar flat-tax plan for America, but in Iraq, with an electorate of one - Jerry Bremer - the public's will was not an issue.
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