Alan Greenspan finally gets grilled on his comments that the Iraq invasion and occupation is over oil.
Naomi Klein quickly lets him know invading a country over their resources is illegal under International law.
Here's the video via Crooks and Liars:
Greenspan on Democracy now via Crooks and Liars
NAOMI KLEIN: Well, I’m just wondering if it troubles Mr. Greenspan at all that wars over resources in other countries are actually illegal. Mr. Greenspan has praised the rule of law, the importance of the rule of law, in his book. But in his statements about the reasons why this has not been publicly discussed, he has said that it’s not politically expedient at this moment. But it’s not just that it’s not politically expedient, Mr. Greenspan. Are you aware that, according to the Hague Regulations and the Geneva Conventions, it is illegal for one country to invade another over its natural resources?
Greenspan is asked about the missing 9 billion of cash in Iraq. At first he seems "unfamiliar" with it, then backtracks.
AMY GOODMAN: Well, they are talking about, in one day, for example, the East Rutherford operation center of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, 100 Orchard Street in East Rutherford, a tractor-trailer truck pulling up, and though accustomed to receiving and shipping large quantities of cash, the vault had never before processed a single order of this magnitude: $2.4 billion in $100 bills. But ultimately, again, $9 billion of $12 billion gone missing in Iraq.
Greenspan's response seemed to say the missing billions were lost in exchange to Iraqi dinars? Losing 9 of 12 billion in exchange would be quite a problem.
Here's the transcript and audio/video on Democracy Now!
Alan Greenspan vs. Naomi Klein on the Iraq War, Bush's Tax Cuts, Economic Populism, Crony Capitalism and More
It's looks like Alan Greenspan's attempts to clear his name are not working.
At least some media is asking "Where were you during the W regime?"
Election Year 2008 will be especially brutal to Republicans, GOP and the Neo-Cons as the Press and Media attempt to clear their names as well.