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May 23, 2003

Small Shipments Of Iraqi Oil Could Resume Next Week

With the UN Security Council’s adoption Thursday of a resolution lifting sanctions on Iraq, diplomats and industry experts predicted that small shipments of Iraqi oil could resume as early as the next week or the week after.

By recognizing the US-led coalition’s authority over Iraq and its oil revenue, the resolution clears a major hurdle to restarting oil exports, which have been shut down since hostilities began on March 20. Iraqi oil likely will just trickle out in the early stages, with larger shipments following.

Posted By Newshound at May 23, 2003 10:37 AM | TrackBack

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No Blood for Oil!!!! Oh. Wait. Blood is a medical necessity for the hospitals, and without oil revenues, we can't pay for it....

No Oil for Blood!!! Hmm. Wait. That doesn't seem to work either.

No Oil for Oil!!! Nope. Doesn't seem to work either.

No Blood for ..... Oh. Hell.

Bush is a liar, anyway......

Posted by: johnnymozart at May 23, 2003 11:42 AM

I think I actually saw his pants on fire during his last press conference.

Hahaha. What a crock.

Posted by: Ted at May 23, 2003 12:07 PM

Hey I expect to be paying .50 a Gal By this summer!

Posted by: AJ at May 24, 2003 08:14 AM