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Kurdistan defies Baghdad and delivers a million barrels of oil to Israel
Quartz ^ | June 21, 2014 | Steve LeVine

Posted on 06/22/2014 10:15:48 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican

In a step that cements the impression of a de facto independent Kurdistan, a million barrels of Kurdish oil were delivered to a client in Israel today, despite threats by Baghdad to sue anyone buying it. The US government, fearing another blow to embattled Baghdad, had also worked to prevent anyone from buying the oil. 1

Reuters broke the story in a scoop, followed a few hours later by a statement on the Kurdish government website. “We are proud of this milestone achievement, which was accomplished despite almost three weeks of intimidation and baseless interferences from Baghdad against the tanker-ship owners and the related international traders and buyers.”

(Excerpt) Read more at qz.com ...


TOPICS: Israel; Russia; Syria; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: israel; kurdistan; kurds; lebanon; oil; turkey
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To: MinorityRepublican

Prophecy

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21 posted on 06/23/2014 7:54:36 AM PDT by Maudeen ("End Times Warrior - Just a Sinner Saved by Grace")
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To: LadyDoc

“Uh, ever hear of China? Japan? East Asia tends to be atheistic, and the wars of east Asia prove the religious bigots don’t know much about history.”

Back then, China and Japan belonged to “The Church of Barbarism,” which was probably drawn from Mohammed somehow.


22 posted on 06/23/2014 9:04:55 AM PDT by vette6387
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To: MinorityRepublican

EMA (Eastern Minorities Alliance) emerges from the chaos and destruction that Obama worked so hard to create. Next he’ll claim credit for EMA’s successes.


23 posted on 06/23/2014 3:51:09 PM PDT by Eleutheria5 (End the occupation. Annex today.)
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To: yldstrk

Lot of idiots out there..


24 posted on 06/23/2014 8:18:27 PM PDT by GregB (In memory of Past Your Eyes.)
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To: dennisw; Cachelot; Nix 2; veronica; Catspaw; knighthawk; Alouette; Optimist; weikel; Lent; GregB; ..
Middle East and terrorism, occasional political and Jewish issues Ping List. High Volume

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25 posted on 06/24/2014 5:27:31 AM PDT by SJackson (wish I had known more firsthand about...problems of American businesspeople as a Senator G McGovern)
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To: yldstrk

Look for what is left of Iraq to break apart and one of the new countries is going to be one headed by the Kurds.


26 posted on 06/24/2014 5:29:46 AM PDT by Biggirl (“Go, do not be afraid, and serve”-Pope Francis)
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To: All

Look for Iraq to break up into 3 new nations or areas that will go to other nations. The Kurds will have Kurdistan, the Shia will join up with Iran, and the Sunni, which I believe ISIS is based upon, if I am correct, will have the area close to Baghdad.


27 posted on 06/24/2014 5:35:28 AM PDT by Biggirl (“Go, do not be afraid, and serve”-Pope Francis)
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To: SJackson

I hope those bastards in Iraq - all of them except Christians and Kurds - blow each other up.


28 posted on 06/24/2014 6:31:53 AM PDT by ZULU (Impeach Obama NOW.)
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To: kingu

If the Kurds actually get a fair amount of cash, they’re going to unite with their fellow people across the border in Turkey.

IINM, the part of Turkey that is inhabited primarily by Kurds includes the headwaters of both the Tigris and Euphrates. That would make “Kurdistan” (constituted as above) both an oil giant and a water-surplus country- a first in the Middle East.

Probably for that reason, the Turks will go to war rather than allow it to happen.


29 posted on 06/24/2014 10:40:22 AM PDT by eddiespaghetti ((with the meatball eyes))
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Berosus; bigheadfred; Bockscar; cardinal4; ColdOne; ...

Didn’t read it, did they trans-ship through Turkey?

Thanks MinorityRepublican.


30 posted on 06/28/2014 9:37:11 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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