posted on Mar, 29 2007 @ 12:47 PM
This has probably been covered before in another post or thread, but just thought I'd put it out there. Cheney had already been surveying Iraq's oil
fields before 9/11 happened. I wonder why that was. And why did it take a court order to produce the proof that they had? Maybe because it would show
probable cause to proceed with plans for a event on the scale of a "new Pearl Harbor" (i.e.: World Trade Center attacks) to induce the public
approval of indaving Iraq for oil ... I mean WMD's.
For Immediate Release
Jul 17, 2003 Contact: Press Office
202-646-5188
CHENEY ENERGY TASK FORCE DOCUMENTS FEATURE MAP OF IRAQI OILFIELDS
Commerce & State Department Reports to Task Force Detail Oilfield & Gas Projects, Contracts & Exploration
Saudi Arabian & UAE Oil Facilities Profiled As Well
(Washington, DC) Judicial Watch, the public interest group that investigates and prosecutes government corruption and abuse, said today that documents
turned over by the Commerce Department, under court order as a result of Judicial Watch’s Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit concerning the
activities of the Cheney Energy Task Force, contain a map of Iraqi oilfields, pipelines, refineries and terminals, as well as 2 charts detailing Iraqi
oil and gas projects, and “Foreign Suitors for Iraqi Oilfield Contracts.” The documents, which are dated March 2001, are available on the Internet
at: www.JudicialWatch.org.
The Saudi Arabian and United Arab Emirates (UAE) documents likewise feature a map of each country’s oilfields, pipelines, refineries and tanker
terminals. There are supporting charts with details of the major oil and gas development projects in each country that provide information on the
projects, costs, capacity, oil company and status or completion date.
Judicial Watch has been seeking these documents under FOIA since April 19, 2001. Judicial Watch was forced to file a lawsuit in the U.S. District
Court for the District of Columbia (Judicial Watch Inc. v. Department of Energy, et al., Civil Action No. 01-0981) when the government failed to
comply with the provisions of the FOIA law. U.S. District Court Judge Paul J. Friedman ordered the government to produce the documents on March 5,
2002.
The documents were produced in response to Judicial Watch’s on-going efforts to ensure transparency and accountability in government on behalf of
the American people. Judicial Watch aggressively pursues those goals by making FOIA requests and seeking access to public information concerning
government operations. When the government fails to abide by these “sunshine laws” Judicial Watch files lawsuits in order to obtain the requested
information and to hold responsible government officials accountable.
“These documents show the importance of the Energy Task Force and why its operations should be open to the public,” stated Judicial Watch
President Tom Fitton.