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March 18, 2007
Sounds A Bit Like the War on Drugs
Government price controls in Iraq have led to major shortages and an ensuing black market in oil. Up to 70% of oil in Iraq is now sold on the black market and has become a major source of insurgent funding. Capt. Kwenton Kuhlman (pictured below) had this to say about US efforts to fight corruption steming oil smuggling:
"Disrupting the insurgent funding is our main job," says Capt. Kuhlman. "I'm under no illusions -- we can't stop it. It's too big. But we can try to disrupt it."
Posted by Peter Mork at March 18, 2007 1:36 PM
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