Al-Ghad

The Iraqi government has submitted yet another Draft Oil Law (linked below) after the much trumpeted draft of the July 3rd, 2007 that was approved by the cabinet and supposedly passed to the parliament for endorsement as is. The new draft has introduced several amendments in its second chapter that droped the name of the […]

Al-Ghad is publishing, below, the English translation of the statement signed by 108 Iraqi Oil Experts and other professionals to the Iraqi parliament.
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To the President and members of the Iraqi Council of Representatives
During the last six months, public opinion, and the signatories of this document (oil experts, lawyers and economists) have been occupied with the […]

Al-Ghad is pleased to publish the following important document. It is a letter addressed to the Iraqi Parliament, signed by 108 Iraqi Oil Experts, former Oil Ministers, legal experts, including Al-Ghad’s chief contributor, Fouad Qasim Alamir and many other prominent authorities and experts of the Iraqi nation oil industry. The letter denounced the indecent […]

Al Ghad is publishing a curious piece of publicity to force the Draft Oil Law through Iraq Parliament which is still unable to have a quorum, of a minimum of 138 MPs.
This publicity is made by a letter dated 10 July, 07, written by Dr Fadhil Chalabi, Executive Director of Centre For Global Energy Studies, […]

…as sent to the Iraqi Parliament.

Al-Ghad has just received the latest Draft of the Oil Law. It is dated 3 July, as it was adopted by the Iraq Council of Ministers (or, at least, those that cared to attend) on that date. It is this Draft which was referred to Parliament to discuss and vote […]

A new article by Fouad Qasim Al-Amir
Al-Ghad is proud to publish a fourth article by our prominent author, Mr Fouad Qasim Al-Amir. The new article is an introductory chapter that reveals the full story of the Iraqi Draft Oil Law, and also the astonishing rise of the Oil Workers movement that is changing the political […]

Al-Ghad is pleased to publish, exclusively, two confidential documents. The first is from the highest legal body in Iraq (the Shuraa Council) regarding the Draft Oil Law. The second is a covering letter addressed to the General Secretary of the Iraq Cabinet. Both are private. The documents reveal confusion and chaos in the higher levels […]

As the July Fourth recess approaches, the Bush administration goes into top gear to push through the Iraqi Oil Law. The NY Times reported, June 12, that:
The top American military commander for the Middle East has warned Iraq’s prime minister in a closed-door conversation that the Iraqi government needs to make tangible political progress by […]

Iraqi Tanks Take Control of the Oil Pipelines In Basra,by Orders of Maliki
The People of Basra Rally to the Support of Oil Workers Strike
Demands are Growing to Put the Oil Law on Hold
Iraqi Government in Panic, Holds Talks With Oil Unions Leaders
The Basra Oil Pipelines Workers Started their strike on Monday defiantly, cutting the oil […]

Iraqi Trade Unionists to tour the US
Demonstration Against the Oil Law
A demonstration will be held on June 5th by US Labour Agianst War against the US contractor paid by the US to help write and promote law in Iraq to put most of Iraq’s oil under control of multinational oil corporations. As part of the […]