tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8225855.post6851225912404464009..comments2023-10-18T16:25:13.593+01:00Comments on Famous for 15 megapixels: A good day to bury bad news – and any surplus to requirement dictators…Stefhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01467757421113856218noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8225855.post-38696924630032535742006-12-30T15:53:00.000+00:002006-12-30T15:53:00.000+00:00The creation of a temporary autonomous zone (pirat...The creation of a temporary autonomous zone (pirate enclave) from the former Iraq appears to have been hugely successful. Consider, for instance this news report: <a href="http://www.business-standard.com/lifeleisure/storypage.php?leftnm=5&subLeft=6&chklogin=N&autono=269648&tab=r">So oil smuggling is rampant: an estimated 15 million litres of oil are spirited away every month. “Basra is now the most corrupt city in Iraq. Everyone has been accused of smuggling: the Iranian-funded Shia militias, criminal syndicates, the mayor, the Baghdad Oil ministry.”</a> But not the British or Americans??? Trees/wood, wood/trees?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8225855.post-6580196448064721312006-12-30T13:48:00.000+00:002006-12-30T13:48:00.000+00:00Bad way to start 2007, certainly.Bad way to start 2007, certainly.DEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13468138772103258101noreply@blogger.com