The names of the American companies that had been blacked out in the Duelfer Report
have been leaked:
Major American oil companies and a Texas oil investor were among those who received lucrative vouchers that enabled them to buy Iraqi oil under the U.N. oil-for-food program, according to a report prepared by the chief arms inspector for the CIA.
The 918-page report says that four American oil companies - Chevron, Mobil, Texaco and Bay Oil - and three individuals, including Oscar S. Wyatt Jr. of Houston, were given vouchers and got 111 million barrels of oil between them from 1996 to 2003. The vouchers allowed them to profit by selling the oil or the right to trade it.
The other individuals, whose names appeared on a secret list maintained by the former Iraqi government, were Samir Vincent of Annandale, Va., and Shakir Al-Khafaji of West Bloomfield, Mich., according to the report by the inspector, Charles A. Duelfer.
The fact that these companies and individuals received oil from Iraq does not mean that they did anything illegal, experts on the program said.
Chevron has been subpoenaed by "a federal grand jury in New York, which is investigating 'transactions in oil of Iraqi origin.'"
Troubling.
So guess who may have been involved in undermining the sanctions program, which I suppose is our latest casus belli?
That's right, your National Security Advisor, Condi Rice, who was a Director at Chevron from 1991 to 2001. Chevron liked her so much, they even named an oil tanker after her. Did the Condoleezza Rice carry Saddam's dirty oil?
Another question in my mind is, did Chevron pay any kickbacks to Saddam? What did Condi Rice know, and when did she know it? Why did the public version of the Duelfer Report cover up Chevron's name?
The American people demand answers.