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Politics : Israel to U.S. : Now Deal with Syria and Iran -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Thomas M. who wrote (5522)	7/20/2004 12:49:57 PM
From: Thomas M.	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 22250

Just as relations between the U.S. and Iran were beginning to thaw, the Israeli lobby stepped in: wrmea.com <<< Conoco recently won a fierce three-year contest with companies from other countries for contracts to develop two offshore fields and construct a natural-gas pipeline in Iran. The company had repeatedly cleared the legality of its bid with the State Department. Yet at the 11th hour the Clinton administration blocked the Conoco bid, and Conoco had to abandon $2 billion in profitable business. The French company Total, which had lost the contract, was overjoyed at our stupidity. >>> Message 18558819