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Revealing para in today's Guardian ('Jordan first to lose when 'smart'
sanctions hit Iraq' 26th June.)
Re compensation for neighbouring countries loss at 'smart' sanctions: 'Most
likely option would be to make Iraq compensate Jordan, Syria, Turkey and
possibly Iran for their loss of trade from UN's oil for food programme.' So
already suggestions that sanctions may have to stay 'for a hundred years' to
pay one compensation scheme, now it pays anew. Further the 'tightened
borders' means the US gets what it has stated aims since the 1920's virtual
control of the Middle East - and its oil. (The UN being the US by any other
name as it currently stands.) Perhaps I'm over cynical. Perhaps not! best,
felicity a.
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