Chomsky: Bush & Cheney always saw Iraq as a Sweetheart Oil Deal...


	Chomsky: Bush & Cheney always saw Iraq as a Sweetheart Oil Deal...

TJColatrella

7-12-2008 5:21 PM

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bush, cheney, chomsky, halliburton, kbr, exxon-mobil, oil, iraq, iran, texas

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7-12-2008 5:27 PM

Kelika

Lucky boys - they get to retire in a few months, write their books and live well off their investments while the vast American public struggles to keep their homes, jobs and to put food on their tables. Sweetheart Oil Deal, indeed!

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