U.S. Attempt to Control Iraq's Oil and Economy Continues Behind the Scenes

By Maya Schenwar, TruthOut.org
Posted on April 7, 2008, Printed on April 13, 2008
http://www.alternet.org/story/81573/

As violence rises again in Iraq, negotiations to institutionalize US economic dominance continue unabated.

While the battle of Basra raged last week, a series of talks between the Bush administration and the US-backed Maliki government rolled forward. These negotiations may have at least as many implications for Iraq's future as the violence on the ground.