While the world media sob-sisters were wringing their hands over Iraqi's stealing sinks, fridges and TV sets...the real looters TotalElf (France) and LUKoil (Russia) meet in St. Petersberg to decide how to bleed even more from the poverty ridden Iraqi people.
Antiwar Trio Says Iraq's Future Is What Counts
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia, April 11 -- The leaders of Russia, France and Germany today attempted to patch up deep differences with the United States and Britain over Iraq, saying after a meeting here that what mattered now was addressing the humanitarian crisis and the apparent anarchy besetting the country.
Their concern is touching...considering Iraq owes Russia and France about $8 billion each mainly for war materials.