http://www.opendemocracy.net/terrorism/kerkuk_debate_240707 Comments for "The fate of a city, Sheth Jerjis " en http://www.opendemocracy.net/terrorism/kerkuk_debate_240707 <p><em>Editor&#39;s note: As language is invariably tied up in debates over place and identity, the article has retained the Turkish transliteration of the city&#39;s name, Kerkuk.</em> </p><p>It is beyond doubt that the ongoing conflict in Iraq is in large part one of competing economic interests. Iraq is home to the world&#39;s second largest proven reserves of <strong><a href="http://www.globalpolicy.org/security/oil/irqindx.htm">oil</a></strong>, and new exploration will likely raise Iraq&#39;s reserves to more than 200 billion barrels of high-grade crude, which is cheap to produce. <strong><a href="http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/iraq/2005-05-23-kirkuk_x.htm">Kerkuk</a></strong> is a region with 10 billion barrels of these oil reserves. </p>&nbsp;<a href="http://www.opendemocracy.net/terrorism/kerkuk_debate_240707" class="read-more" title="Read the rest of this posting.">Read the rest of this post...</a><p><a href="http://www.opendemocracy.net/terrorism/kerkuk_debate_240707">read more</a></p> http://www.opendemocracy.net/terrorism/kerkuk_debate_240707#comment Creative Commons normal democratic society history insurgency Sheth Jerjis terrorism terrorism.opendemocracy Tue, 24 Jul 2007 14:09:03 +0100 Sheth Jerjis 34120 at http://www.opendemocracy.net