War for oil! Who would've believed it?


	War for oil! Who would've believed it?

Wadard

7-6-2007 10:21 AM

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iraq war, oil, australia

Wadard says:

Howard backtracks on claims Iraq is about he oil, but he is wrong-footed by current opinion.

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