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...that the company might want to first pass through Tehran to get an Iranian green light. It was the only way for the U.S. major to secure an Iraqi property. The company of course declined the invitation, but got the not-so-subtle message that Iran is a major player in Iraq...
...fact, many Iraqis are also convinced Iran is the key player in Iraqi oil. In December, Iraq's State Oil Marketing Organization sent a letter to a South Korean firm threatening to halt its crude oil allocation unless South Korean companies halt oil investment in the Kurdish regions of Iraq. The Kurds claim that Iran was behind the letter - just as they maintain that Iran is holding up an Iraqi oil law that would allow the Kurds to open their region to foreign investment. As far as the Kurds are concerned, Iran intends to monopolize every drop of oil exported...
...kick off the rest of the season,” said assistant coach Christopher Smith, who coached the team in place of head coach Satinder Bajwa for the weekend. “Coming off a long holiday beak, it is a really good sign.” Each player had at least one victory, with Zimmerman sweeping her four matches 3-0. O’Donnell played her best match of the season against Williams’ No. 1, Toby Eyre, defeating her 3-1. Eyre is ranked in the top ten in the nation. O’Donnell...
...test wins in a row - the test seems destined to be remembered as one of the nastiest in cricketing history. The Indian team, frustrated at some appallingly bad umpiring decisions and Australia's unsportsmanlike behavior in benefiting from those decisions, are even more livid that one of their players has been banned for three games on charges of racism. The Australians accuse Indian bowler Harbhajan Singh of calling Andrew Symonds, the only non-white Australian player, a "monkey." Though the two on-field umpires did not hear the slur and though Singh vociferously denies he used the word, the match...
...till the appeal is disposed of ... The Indian board realizes the game of cricket is paramount but so, too, is the honor of the Indian team and for that matter every Indian. To vindicate its position the Board will fight the blatantly false and unfair slur on an Indian player." In India, protestors burned the umpires and the Australian captain Ricky Ponting in effigy and newspapers called for the team to come home early, describing the Australians as shameful and cheats. "It's not cricket, it's India versus a conspiracy," says Pankaj Kehra, 39, a manager at an import...