Oil For Blood
The petrochemicals that we've spent hundreds of billions of dollars liberating from Saddam's soon-to-be cold, dead grasp is now being illegally funneled to the insurgency that is shutting down our effectiveness in Eye-Rack:
BAGHDAD - The Iraqi oil ministry has uncovered illegal operations whereby oil products were sold and profits were pooled into financing local militancy, Al Sabah newspaper reported on Wednesday.According to the Minister for Oil, Hussein Al Shahristany, ‘the ministry discovered operations where oil extracts from the Bayji refinery were sold, and the money was directed to terror elements who commit acts of sabotage.’
Some of those held responsible for the criminal operations were dismissed while others were referred to investigative courts and committees, said the minister.