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Oil in Iraq curse or blessing

Examines the role of oil in Iraqi history and questions what the future may hold for Iraqi oilfields and oil exploitation and looks at the nationalisation of the Iraqi oil industry, the Iran/Iraq war, the state of their post-war oil industry and the UN Food for Oil program.

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  • "Examines the role of oil in Iraqi history and questions what the future may hold for Iraqi oilfields and oil exploitation and looks at the nationalisation of the Iraqi oil industry, the Iran/Iraq war, the state of their post-war oil industry and the UN Food for Oil program."@en
  • "The programe is firmly axed on the history of Iraq's oil resources - is it a blessing or a curse? One thing is certain: these "oil barrels" are easily inflammable and have turned into a number of political powder kegs. How is it possible that a nation which is literally sitting on one gigantic oil barrel - the second largest oil resources in the world after Saudi Arabia - is now reduced to poverty and food rationing? Many survive only thanks to the U.N. food-for-oil programme in place since the first Gulf War. The income is re-distributed via a percentage system, but "sanction busting" has become a major (and extremely profitable) "business" run by those in power. 13% of the oil revenue under the U.N. programme goes to Iraqi Kurdistan and they've put it to good use: 700 schools built in the last years. Kurdistan has all to gain by Saddam's overthrow. Or do they? Oil has been at the root and the very foundation of modern Iraq, it's been the subject of desire by the international powers and the cause of much upheaval. The nationalisation of the IPC, the Iraq Petroleum Company, in the early 70's gave rise to popular celebrations - the country had taken charge of its own destiny, like many others in the Middle East. But can they hold on to their destiny? An important film to help understand the current situation and a possible future ..."@en
  • "For anyone wanting to understand the politics of oil in the Middle East, this film is an important resource. It traces the history of the oil industry in Iraq from the time the country was formed after World War I as a British Protectorate. It details the exploitation of the oil by Western oil companies until the industry was nationalized in the 70 s to the collective joy of the Iraqi people. The film explains Saddam Hussein s rise to power from being the oil minister, the role of the Ba ath party in modernizing Iraq with the help of oil profits; and the conflict with its neighbors Iran and Kuwait over control of the oil. It shows the excesses of power and curtailment of personal freedom inflicted by Saddam, and the greed of Iraq and Iran regarding Kurdish oil. Among those interviewed is the former director of the Iraqi Petroleum Company, from exile in Turkey. He was brought back by the U.S. after the second Gulf War to be provisional head of the Ministry of Oil. Devastated by the first Gulf War, we see how even before the second Gulf War, the country was sorrowfully impoverished, though sitting on vast resources of "black gold.""@en
  • "Looks at the nationalisation of the Iraqi oil industry, the Iran/Iraq war, the state of Iraq's post-war oil industry and the UN Food for Oil Program."
  • "The film explains Saddam Hussein's rise to power from being the oil minister, the role of the Ba'ath party in modernizing Iraq with the help of oil profits; and the conflict with its neighbors Iran and Kuwait over control of the oil. It shows the excesses of power and curtailment of personal freedom inflicted by Saddam, and the greed of Iraq and Iran regarding Kurdish oil."
  • "This program examines the role of oil in Iraqi history and questions what the future may hold for Iraqi oilfields and oil exploitation.The documentary looks at the nationalisation of the Iraqi oil industry, the Iran/Iraq war, the state of their post-war oil industry and the UN food for oil program."@en
  • "Role of oil in Iraqi history. Future of Iraqi oilfields and oil exploitation. Looks at the nationalisation of the Iraqi oil industry, the Iran/Iraq war, the state of their post-war oil industry and the UN Food for Oil program."

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