June 19, 2014
By Alissa J. Rubin and Suadad al Salhy
BAGHDAD — Iraqi government officials (click here) claimed on Thursday that Sunni militants had retreated from a major refinery in Baiji after intense fighting for more than two days, but it was still unclear who was in control and the facility remained shut down....
I guess the Saudis know what they are doing, right?
..."Government troops now hold the two gates the militants had, and the militants have been driven off the refinery’s ground,” he said. The retreat of the attackers allowed about 250 Iraqi workers who had been trapped there to be evacuated at 7 a.m....
Did the refinery have more than two gates? It looks like it had plenty of gates to me. Perhaps USA intelligence is incorrect again and we need to pan to the right and ask Curveball.
Iraq had an "Oil for Food Program." The USA has an oil for blood program.
By Alissa J. Rubin and Suadad al Salhy
BAGHDAD — Iraqi government officials (click here) claimed on Thursday that Sunni militants had retreated from a major refinery in Baiji after intense fighting for more than two days, but it was still unclear who was in control and the facility remained shut down....
I guess the Saudis know what they are doing, right?
Did the refinery have more than two gates? It looks like it had plenty of gates to me. Perhaps USA intelligence is incorrect again and we need to pan to the right and ask Curveball.
Iraq had an "Oil for Food Program." The USA has an oil for blood program.
