Allied planes ‘raid Iraqi oil plant’
US and British planes have attacked an oil installation in the southern Iraqi town of Basra, killing at least four people, local residents say.
Western news agencies were told by local people that the raid hit the Southern Oil Company - which supervises Iraq’s oil exports under an oil-for-food deal with the United Nations.
“Four people were martyred and several others wounded during the raid” [Unnamed resident speaking to Reuters]
The US Central Command said its aircraft had attacked a communications facility after planes patrolling the northern no-fly zone had come under attack.
Coalition raids never targeted civilians, it said.
Comment: Oil for food deal with the United Nations, they go on about human rights and they take oil from Iraqi’ Muslims in exchange for food, pure hypocrisy. Yep, that sums up the Capitalist states, a life is worth nothing to them unless it’s there own, and even then they are willing to risk this in the name of Freedom, which really means for there own greed and strategic interests in Iraq and indeed all over the Muslim world. Any yet the so-called leaders of the Muslim countries sit on there thrones whilst they watch the blood thirsty hound drink Muslim blood. Yet they know not that they are mere pawns in a chess game them selves waiting for the Muslim blood thirsty hound to turn on them, like he’s doing with Saddam.
Kosser
