abhishek
February 22nd, 2003, 03:31 PM
'US OFFERS INDIA OIL, $2.5-B TO SUPPORT IRAQ WAR'
NEW DELHI, FEB 22
THE UNITED STATES HAS OFFERED TO GIVE INDIA THE $2.5 BILLION OWED TO IT BY IRAQ AND ASSURE ITS OIL SUPPLY FOR UNAMBIGUOUS SUPPORT OF ITS WAR AGAINST BAGHDAD, A REPORT SAID SATURDAY.
A NEWSPAPER SAID WASHINGTON WOULD ALSO AWARD NEW DELHI A MAJOR CHUNK OF RECONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES IN POST-WAR IRAQ IN EXCHANGE FOR UNCONDITIONAL BACKING.
THE REPORT DID NOT SPECIFY WHEN OR THROUGH WHAT CHANNELS WASHINGTON'S OFFERS WERE CONVEYED TO NEW DELHI, BUT SAID STATE DEPARTMENT OFFICIALS HAD TOLD VISITING INDIAN FOREIGN SECRETARY KANWAL SIBAL THAT US AND INDIAN INTERESTS COULD CONVERGE AFTER THE WAR.
IT SAID OIL REMAINED A MAJOR LURE, WITH WASHINGTON MAKING CLEAR THAT ALL COUNTRIES CLEARLY STANDING BEHIND THE UNITED STATES WOULD GET A SHARE IN THE PROCEEDS OF THE WAR AND REMOVAL OF SADDAM HUSSEIN.
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Isn´t it wonderful the way this whole Iraq thing is going on ? Every country is looking for its own interests and US is offering them money for their support. Best one is the way Turkey holding US on ransom,$26 Billion for bases, some businessmen these turks are!....but one underlying fact comes out that ultimately no principles no democracy no ideology directs a nation policy.Pure monetary interests are driving their policies and that too of ruling class, for example KSA and other arab countries.
Poor iraqis ,they stand to gain nothing , it is pity how other people are deciding their destiny.
Any comments?
gruß
/dhama
NEW DELHI, FEB 22
THE UNITED STATES HAS OFFERED TO GIVE INDIA THE $2.5 BILLION OWED TO IT BY IRAQ AND ASSURE ITS OIL SUPPLY FOR UNAMBIGUOUS SUPPORT OF ITS WAR AGAINST BAGHDAD, A REPORT SAID SATURDAY.
A NEWSPAPER SAID WASHINGTON WOULD ALSO AWARD NEW DELHI A MAJOR CHUNK OF RECONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES IN POST-WAR IRAQ IN EXCHANGE FOR UNCONDITIONAL BACKING.
THE REPORT DID NOT SPECIFY WHEN OR THROUGH WHAT CHANNELS WASHINGTON'S OFFERS WERE CONVEYED TO NEW DELHI, BUT SAID STATE DEPARTMENT OFFICIALS HAD TOLD VISITING INDIAN FOREIGN SECRETARY KANWAL SIBAL THAT US AND INDIAN INTERESTS COULD CONVERGE AFTER THE WAR.
IT SAID OIL REMAINED A MAJOR LURE, WITH WASHINGTON MAKING CLEAR THAT ALL COUNTRIES CLEARLY STANDING BEHIND THE UNITED STATES WOULD GET A SHARE IN THE PROCEEDS OF THE WAR AND REMOVAL OF SADDAM HUSSEIN.
<<<<<<<<<<<<<<>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Isn´t it wonderful the way this whole Iraq thing is going on ? Every country is looking for its own interests and US is offering them money for their support. Best one is the way Turkey holding US on ransom,$26 Billion for bases, some businessmen these turks are!....but one underlying fact comes out that ultimately no principles no democracy no ideology directs a nation policy.Pure monetary interests are driving their policies and that too of ruling class, for example KSA and other arab countries.
Poor iraqis ,they stand to gain nothing , it is pity how other people are deciding their destiny.
Any comments?
gruß
/dhama