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    Sunday, June 10, 2007

    IRAQ OIL LAW UPDATE

    The deadline for getting the oil law written was May 31. Don't hold your breath.

    Iraqis To U.S. Congress: Back Off Oil Law
    June 8, 2007 (UPI)

    WHO
    Faleh Abood Umara, general secretary, Iraq Federation of Oil Unions; Hashmeya Muhsin Hussein, president, Electrical Utility Workers Union, Rep. Dennis Kucinich, D-Ohio, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki
    Iraq oil resources (click to enlarge)
    WHAT
    Representatives of Iraqi oil workers reject the still-being-negotiated Iraq oil law, claiming its provisions rob the country of its assets. They met with Kucinich to say so.

    WHEN
    - The meeting was June 7.
    - An Iraqi oil worker strike began June 4 but was suspended.

    WHERE
    The meeting was in Kucinich’s offices in Washington, D.C., Oil law negotiations are on-going in Iraq.

    WHY
    - The union leaders fear the oil law will give foreign multinational oil companies too much control.
    - Arrest warrants on 10 union leaders were put out by Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki this week in response to threats of oil worker strikes in pursuit of better conditions and a role in the oil law negotiations.
    - US officials, including President Bush and Democratic leaders, have urged the Iraqis to pass the oil law.

    QUOTES
    - Umara: "We believe this is a new invasion of our economy and especially to take over our oil fields…this is a very aggressive act to take over our resources…The oil law, in its current status, does not serve the Iraqi people."
    - Umara: "Mr. Kucinich, we see you as a friend of the Iraqi people and that is the general belief over there…We would hope that your government could put pressure on our government to not pass the oil law."
    - Kucinich: "Unfortunately our government is putting pressure on your government to pass it."

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