VOL. XLVI

No 7

17-February-2003

IRAQ

Bush Administration Denies Iraq Campaign Would Be War For Oil

The Bush administration has once again vehemently denied accusations that any forthcoming military campaign in Iraq would have as its objective the capture of Iraqi oilfields. In testimony before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on 11 February, Under Secretary for Defense Douglas J Feith said he wanted to confront head-on the accusation that the administrations motive is to steal or control...