Politics

U.S. Plans Special Force to Protect Iraqi Oil

WASHINGTON -- The Bush administration plans to create a special force to protect Iraq's oil industry and to deploy a rapid-reaction team to repair pipelines after terrorist attacks. The administration, according to documents obtained by Reuters on Wednesday, also plans to provide "continuous personal security" to Iraq's minister of oil and his director-generals. Posted by Editor at September 26, 2003 09:21 AM