OK Foolestroupe & Subiret, how did he get hold of it? and where did he hide it? Most importantly what's he going to do with it?, who is he going to sell it to? How is he going to sell it to them?

By all means Guest Subiret, do a bit of "googling" you will instantly find who has oil deals in Iraq - BP ain't amongst them, you'll find lots of French and Russia interests and licences, none at all for the "oil barons" that dianavan always keeps banging on about - but I suppose that's what you get if exposed to too much "Dallas" at a formative age.

"You can steal a nation's oil. I forget the figures offhand,... but after Iraq was invaded by 'coalition' forces, Tony Blair stole half of Iraq's oil. Stole it with a sentence." - Utter crap and completely ridiculous. But look on the bright side it was enough to sell it to Foolestroupe - but then some are a damn sight more gullible than others. Be interested in hearing your answers to the questions asked.

By the bye, Guest Subiret, as Tony Blair never worked for, or held any position of authority within, the World Bank, he can suggest whatever he likes, neither the World Bank or the Government of Iraq have to pay any attention at all to his ramblings, or yours for that matter. Besides the way it works is this, according to their web-site - Donor nations pledge aid, which the World Bank then disburses - no deals related to Iraqi oil involved whatsoever - No theft of Iraq's Oil. IDA interest free loans paid back over a period of 40 years with a further 10 year grace period, how the country receiving the loans does that is up to them, no conditions.