| Submit your comments on this article |
| Iraq |
| "Baghdad Bob" admits France was given preference in oil contracts |
| 2003-09-18 |
| Al Jazeera runs a long interview with "Baghdad Bob" (Muhammed Said Al-Sahaf), the former "Information" Minister of Iraq. Most of it is the usual nonsense ("We had no weapons of mass destruction, we were just swell guys with a song in our hearts, yadda yadda yadda."), but one comment stands out as what the legal business calls a "statement against interest." Question: How did Iraq deal with members of the UN Security Council? Al-Sahaf: We would contact any country which becomes a temporary member of the Council. We would send them delegations and materials to make our positions clear to them. More and continuous contacts were carried out with the three permanent members of the Council, France, Russia, and China. They were also given preference in oil contracts and trade to keep them as close as possible to the Iraqi side. Emphasis added. No comment necessary. Hat tip: LGF. |
| Posted by:Mike |
| #8 Well duh |
| Posted by: Cheddarhead 2003-9-18 7:05:36 PM |
| #7 Honestly, did anyone here not alreadu know about this? Besides Murat and the french guy cowering in the corner. |
| Posted by: Charles 2003-9-18 5:35:55 PM |
| #6 Listen, we know this is true from other news reports. No need to cite al Sahaf, who has the about the least credibility of basically any source in the world. Note in the article he also says Iraq has no WMDs. |
| Posted by: Nick 2003-9-18 3:25:28 PM |
| #5 Well, crap. Cheap-ass English-French dictionary....hehe |
| Posted by: Bomb-a-rama 2003-9-18 3:06:01 PM |
| #4 Bomb-a-rama Huile is the word for edible oil (ie olive oil) and the supposedely edible erzatz of it (colza, sunflower). The world for mineral oil is petrole. |
| Posted by: JFM 2003-9-18 1:50:47 PM |
| #3 Escargots pour l'huile. |
| Posted by: Bomb-a-rama 2003-9-18 11:16:21 AM |
| #2 Sacre bleu! This is infamous. We shall now adopt the Swedish practice of banning opinions that differ with those of the French government. |
| Posted by: Highlander 2003-9-18 9:23:30 AM |
| #1 Blood for Oil. |
| Posted by: g wiz 2003-9-18 9:19:19 AM |