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Iraqi oil exceeds pre-war output

Fri, 14 Dec 2007 19:21:46 GMT

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clipper's remarks: More good news. I also read that the Iraqi army has assumed most all of the security responsibilities for the pipelines. As the world markets begin to invest more into the Iraqi oil business, I think the level of improving conditions will occur even faster. AND the sooner that happens, the sooner the majority of our military can come home.

Clip Source: news.bbc.co.uk

Iraqi oil exceeds pre-war output

Iraqi oil production is above the levels seen before the US-led invasion of the country in 2003, according to the International Energy Agency

It puts the rise down to the improving security situation in Iraq, especially in the north of the country.

Since the summer there has been a marked downturn in all forms of violence in Iraq.

Analysts point to a number of reasons for this, ranging from the big increase or "surge" in American troop numbers in Baghdad, to Sunni militant groups turning against former al-Qaeda allies

Saying markets were proving resilient to near record-high prices due to continuing strong global demand, the IEA now expects 2.1 million barrels of oil per day to be sold next year

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Chavez Orders U.S. Missionaries out of Venezuelan jungle

Fri, 10 Feb 2006 13:31:26 GMT

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Clip Source: www.foxnews.com

Chavez Orders U.S. Missionaries Out Of Venezuelan Jungle

CARACAS, Venezuela — U.S. missionaries accused by Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez of espionage have been forced from their remote outposts among jungle tribes by a government order, the final pair leaving Thursday after years of evangelical work.

The New Tribes Mission flew those two out of the rain forest to regroup with other missionaries in the eastern city of Puerto Ordaz. There they will decide what to do next: leave the country or continue with a legal battle seeking to overturn the government's order to expel them from indigenous areas by Sunday.

Most of the group's missionaries are Americans.

Since late January, nearly 40 have pulled out and headed to the group's base in Puerto Ordaz ahead of the Sunday deadline, said Marco Brito, a spokesman for the missionaries.

"They're all shattered, some of them depressed," Brito said, noting one Canadian woman has been working for more than 40 years with the remote Yanomami tribe in the Amazon rain forest.

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