Posted: 1/26/2004 11:31:12 AM EDT
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www.stratfor.com Something you might want to put in "favorites" and check out once in a while. |
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[b]The Japanese have paid tribal leaders near the southern Iraqi city of As Samawa a lump sum of 10 billion yen ($95 million) to provide security for Japanese forces that will soon be stationed there. More than a simple bribe to ensure that Japanese soldiers are not shot, Tokyo sees the "investment" as the first step toward resurrecting Japanese claims to Iraqi oil. Read More [/b] [img]http://www.stratfor.com/images/managed/3/2733.jpg[/img] edit: aw man.. seems I gota pay to read the rest .. damn and it seemed like a good site to read in the crapper on the laptop.... |