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[ Presenting plain-text part of multi-format email ] I must admit that I continue to be puzzled. The sanctions, seemingly in defiance of the original mandate, have been lifted but control of the economics of the situation have effectively been turned over to the country which illegally attacked and now occupies. Does this make sense to anyone? Could anyone explain to me what the security council was thinking. There must be a rational explanation somewhere. Some of us have applauded the lifting of sanctions, to my way of thinking the net result here will simply be the extraction of wealth from Iraq whilst the people of Iraq are marginalized in their own land thereby damaging the collective self esteem and further adding insult to injury/murder. (but thank Allah we will have more McDonalds) Of course long term I would suggest that Japan, Europe et al look to their petrol tanks in the decades to come as the US turns the pumps off whenever bush's fellow future bastards deem it "legal" to wreck the economy of another country. I am curious to know what those who have the background see as the immediate, medium, and long term result. Do we believe that the USuk will simply rape and plunder, do we think this is simply another puppet gov that will favor US transglobal corporations? Do we think that the Iraqi people will somehow benefit from this? (not me) I would love to hear the big craniums of the list respond (this includes all of you) to these questions. Anxiously awaiting Colin's viewpoint on this. Roger Stroope Austin College Sherman Texas, USA www.austincollege.edu _______________________________________________ Sent via the discussion list of the Campaign Against Sanctions on Iraq. To unsubscribe, visit http://lists.casi.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/casi-discuss To contact the list manager, email casi-discuss-admin@lists.casi.org.uk All postings are archived on CASI's website: http://www.casi.org.uk