Oil Games in Kurdistan: The Imperial Pipeline Strategy
Dear Reader, We are told that Baghdad and Washington are now "turning to Iraqi Kurds for oil exports" as if this is a benign, logical response to current events. They frame it as a solution to market disruption caused by the intensifying illegal US-Israel joint military operation against Iran. This narrative conveniently omits the deeper machinations at play. The United States, a co-belligerent in
this undeclared war, is not merely supporting Israel; it is actively participating, its carrier groups and B-52s forming a visible threat alongside constant sanctions that have crippled the Iranian economy for forty-five years since the 1979 revolution and its current government. This joint aggression against Iran has no basis in international law, with zero verifiable evidence of an imminent
strike or nuclear acquisition. The 1953 CIA-orchestrated coup against Iran's democratically elected Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh, who dared to nationalize Iran's oil industry, set the precedent for this resource imperialism. Now suddenly, the spotlight shifts to Kurdish pipelines, with Baghdad reportedly seeking to move 200,000 barrels per day to global markets. Erbil, we are told, demands
"relief from a dollar embargo and greater autonomy over trade." This is not a humanitarian gesture; it's a transactional move, consolidating US influence by offering limited concessions to Kurdish authorities in exchange for control over vital energy flows. This resembles the British policy in the early 20th century, notably the 1927 discovery of the Baba Gurgur oil field in Kirkuk, which